Sep 1 2017Intel Core i9-7940X
Desktop
14 cores
28 threads
LGA2066
The Intel Core i9-7940X is a mid-tier budget desktop 14 nm processor with 14 cores and 28 threads. Running on the LGA2066 socket, with a TDP of 165 watts, this CPU can provide a pretty good gaming performance.
This CPU doest't have integrated graphics! You will need a dedicated graphics card in your build to get your display to work.
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
Compatible Motherboards 33
Levels of Cache
L1, L2 and L3 memory cache are what the CPU checks first before reaching out to your computer's memory. These modules are sitting on the CPU itself, so logically, the more cache a CPU has, the faster it gets access to data.
Your CPU
Up to 100x faster than RAM
Up to 25x faster than RAM
19.25MB
Shared between all cores
Up to 8x faster than RAM
Your RAM
(if no data is found)Supported Features
Very rare
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Compatibility
AVX-512
AVX-512 instructions for 512-bit SIMD operations.
AVX2
Advanced Vector Extensions 2 for enhanced SIMD operations.
VT-x
Intel's virtualization technology for x86 processors.
AES-NI
Hardware-accelerated Advanced Encryption Standard instructions.
TXT
Intel Trusted Execution Technology for secure boot and attestation.
CLMUL
Carry-less multiplication instruction for cryptographic operations.
HTT
Hyper-Threading Technology for simultaneous multi-threading.
FMA3
Fused Multiply-Add instructions for floating-point operations.