Intel Core i7-9700K vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Core i7-9700K vs Core i9-7940X benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-9700K is faster than the Core i9-7940X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-7940X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-7940X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-9700K. Indeed, the Core i9-7940X has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-9700K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-7940X. Also, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-9700K CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-7940X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i7-9700K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.