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Intel Core i7 940 CPU Benchmark

After a month playing with the new Intel Core i7, here are some benchmark results I got based on comparisons between PC Marks and SuperPi 32M of 4 relatively high-end CPUs. The Core i7 940 is expected to top the results but what would be more interesting is by how much.

The rig that was lent to me by Intel had the following specs:

Intel Core i7 940 2.93GHz
3GB DDR3 RAM
NVidia GeForce 9800 GTX 

I then compared results with several other rigs lent to me by Intel and AMD (Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz, AMD Phenom II 9950 X4 @ 2.6GHz and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz which I own).

SuperPi 2M:
Q6600: 52 seconds
Core i7 940: 29 seconds

Super Pi 32M:
Q6600: 23 mins. 9 secs.
Core i7 940: 12 mins. 17 secs.

superpi 32m  
With SuperPi 2M and 32M , the Core i7 940 scored between 79% to 88% better than the Q6600. The Core i7 performed better under higher stress with SuperPi 32M.

PCMarks Score
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500: 3633
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz: 3774
Intel Core i7 940 2.93GHz: 5397
AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6GHz : 4159

pcmarks results
With PC Marks, the Core i7 940 performed 43% better than the Q6600 and 30% better than the Phenom 9950 X4.

The Core i7 920 2.66GHz has a price tag of Php16k at PC Express so I can only imagine the 940 to go as high as Php30k (based on SRP released by Intel Philippines).

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

30 Responses

  1. Avatar for hotpants hotpants says:

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  2. Avatar for Chris Chris says:

    Intel core i7 processors have great performance as compared to others however it there is importance of individual requirement.
    Pentium d Processors

  3. Avatar for Lucas Anthony@laptop processor ranking Lucas Anthony@laptop processor ranking says:

    It doesn’t matter if a processors price is high and what’s important is, the performance is worth the cost and you are satisfied of the processors function.

  4. Avatar for Ron Ron says:

    The Intel Core i7 might have performed a little bit better than the Phenom 9950 X4,but when it comes to the price of both,you know who outperforms who…It’s all about balance….

  5. Avatar for Ron Ron says:

    The Intel Core i7 might have performed a little bit better than the Phenom 9950 X4,but when it comes to the price of both,you know you outperforms who…It’s all about balance….

  6. Avatar for bongBASTIC bongBASTIC says:

    pls email me with the info i need. i wonder what is the best or if not the best processor or its counterpart with other brand with the lowest price.
    thank you! – bong_be****@****.***

  7. Avatar for IC DeaDPiPoL IC DeaDPiPoL says:

    est P30,000 a processor?!?

    A better investment would be to buy the mid-ranged cost/performance processors available today and spend the rest on RAM, HDD & Optical Media Storage and GFX Accelerator and other peripherals(tv-tuners etc) and still have enough money for a snack.

  8. Avatar for pierce pierce says:

    agree…why would i spend a lot for a rig that will be outdated after 2yrs…yes that is true…i got my rig(e7200,p35mobo with 9800gtx) and now new stuff are available for the same price as my rig a year ago…and they’re step higher…

    well, its up to you if you want to waste money…

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