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Core i9-10940X vs i7-7660U


Description
The i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10940X gets a score of 1088.1 k points while the i7-7660U gets 132.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 8.2 times faster than the i7-7660U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
806e9
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
14/28
2/4
TDP
165 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
14x32+14x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
14x1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
4096 kB
Date
November 2019
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
72.04k points
57.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
1088.11k points
132.81k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10940X
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
29.75k
22.46k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
27.44k
19.29k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
4.77k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.05k
10.94k (x1.21)
TOTAL
72.04k
57.46k (x0.8)

Multithread

i9-10940X

i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
485.37k
56.67k (x0.12)
Test#2 (FP)
472.7k
46.95k (x0.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.09k
12.36k (x0.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.95k
16.84k (x0.99)
TOTAL
1088.11k
132.81k (x0.12)

Performance/W
i9-10940X
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
2942 points/W
3778 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2865 points/W
3130 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
685 points/W
824 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
1122 points/W
TOTAL
6595 points/W
8854 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10940X
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
6197 points/GHz
5614 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5717 points/GHz
4823 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1210 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1885 points/GHz
2735 points/GHz
TOTAL
15009 points/GHz
14365 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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