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Intel Core i7 940
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| Socket | 1366 | ||
| Number of cores | 4 | ||
| Clock rate | 2.93 GHz | ||
| Cache | 8 MB | ||
| Thermal Design Power | 130 W | ||
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| Technology | 45 nm |
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Régis Jehl
Test date: July 8, 2010
Test date: July 8, 2010
The Intel Core i7 940 is a step up from the i7 920. With a clock at 2.93 GHz, it is 3% faster. This puts it on a par with the Core i7 870 on the LGA 1156 platform. Which to go for? We lean towards the i7 870 (or the 860 which is a better deal) because it uses less power.
Average overall performance
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Power consumption is the real problem with the Core i7 900 series, even when they're at idle. For the rest, they retain the other high-end Intel technologies: Hyper-threading to better share load across the four cores with the creation of four virtual cores and Turbo mode to increase the clock when not all cores are in use.
For a more thorough analysis, we point you towards the test for the Core i7 920.
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Pluses
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Good turbo mode
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Hyperthreading
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Excellent performance
Minuses
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High energy consumption
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Hyper-threading poses a problem in some games
A very good processor that is perfectly adapted to heavy tasks and gaming (watch out for Hyper-threading issues however).
