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Core i9-10940X vs i9-9900K


Description
The i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10940X gets a score of 1088.1 k points while the i9-9900K gets 529.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 2.1 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906ed
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
14/28
8/16
TDP
165 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
14x32+14x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
14x1024 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
16384 kB
Date
November 2019
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
72.04k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
1088.11k points
529.32k 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
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
29.75k
32.08k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
27.44k
28.17k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
6.68k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.05k
14.98k (x1.66)
TOTAL
72.04k
81.91k (x1.14)

Multithread

i9-10940X

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
485.37k
242.98k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
472.7k
220.16k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.09k
53.97k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.95k
12.22k (x0.72)
TOTAL
1088.11k
529.32k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i9-10940X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
2942 points/W
2558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2865 points/W
2317 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
685 points/W
568 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
129 points/W
TOTAL
6595 points/W
5572 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10940X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
6197 points/GHz
6417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5717 points/GHz
5634 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1210 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1885 points/GHz
2996 points/GHz
TOTAL
15009 points/GHz
16382 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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