Benchmark results
specs
| Processor series | Intel Core X Series | Normal |
| Included accessories | Does not include heatsink or fan | - |
| Status | In production | - |
| Launch date | Fourth Quarter of 2018 | First trimester of 2018 |
| Technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Name | Products Skylake | Raven Ridge (Zen) |
| Processor ID | i9-9940X | - |
| Designed for | Desktop | Desktop |
| Generation | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Price | - | 95.0 |
| Number of AVX-512 FMA units | 2.0 | - |
| Compatible with Intel Optane | Yes | - |
| Architecture | - | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Instruction Extensions | Intel SSE4.1 / Intel SSE4.2 / Intel AVX2 / Intel AVX - 512 | - |
| Intel 64 | Yes | - |
| Virtualization | Yes | AMD - V / SEV |
| Virtualization technology for directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes | - |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Yes | - |
| Hyper-Threading | Yes | No |
| Intel Turbo Boost Support | 2.0 | - |
| Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Support | Yes | - |
| Integrated options available | No | - |
| Number of supported screens | - | 3.0 |
| DirectX support | - | 12.0 |
| Graphics base frequency | - | 1.10 GHz |
| Maximum dynamic frequency of graphics | - | Without turbo |
| Integrated graphics | - | AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics |
| Graphics memory | - | 2 Gb |
| Execution units | - | 8.0 |
| Encoding and decoding VP8 | - | Decode / Encode |
| Encoding and decoding VP9 | - | Decode / Encode |
| Encoding and decoding AV1 | - | No |
| VC-1 encoding and decoding | - | Decode |
| Encoding and decoding of VCA | - | Decode / Encode |
| JPEG encoding and decoding | - | Decode / Encode |
| H.264 encoding and decoding | - | Decode / Encode |
| H.265 encoding and decoding (HEVC) | - | Decode / Encode |
| Cache | Cache 19.25 Mb Intel Smart | 4.00 Mb |
| Number of QPI links | 0.0 | - |
| Number of cores | 14.0 | 4.0 |
| Number of sub-processes | 28.0 | 4.0 |
| Frequency of TDP decrease | - | 65 W |
| Processor base frequency | 3.30 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
| Intel Turbo Boost Max Frequency 3.0 | 4.50 GHz | - |
| Maximum turbo frequency | 4.40 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 W | - |
| Bus speed | 8 WG/s | - |
| Overclocking | No | Yes |
| Maximum amount of PCI Express | 44.0 | 12.0 |
| Scalability | Only 1S | - |
| PCI Express version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Heatsink | PCG 2017X | - |
| Number of simultaneous processors | 1.0 | - |
| Maximum temperature (Tjunction) | 88 °C | 95 °C |
| Socket | FC-LGA2066 | AM4 |
| Maximum number of memory channels | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| ECC memory support | No | No |
| Maximum memory bandwidth supported | 85 Gb/s | - |
| Maximum memory supported | 128 Gb | 64 Gb |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 2666 MHz | DDR4 2933 MHz |
| Support for Execute Disable Bit | Yes | - |
| Intel AES instruction support | Yes | Yes |
| Blender Score 2.81 (BMW 27) | - | 701.4 |
| Cinebench R11.5 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 6.4 |
| Cinebench R11.5 Score (Single-Core) | - | 1.78 |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 576.0 |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Single-Core) | - | 142.0 |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 1307.0 |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Single-Core) | - | 308.0 |
| Cinebench R23 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 3587.0 |
| Cinebench R23 Score (Single-Core) | - | 942.0 |
| PassMark CPU Mark Score | - | 7869.0 |
| Geekbench 3 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 11065.0 |
| Geekbench 3 Score (Single-Core) | - | 3896.0 |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Core) | - | 2750.0 |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Single-Core) | - | 855.0 |
| iGPU Score - FP32 (GFLOPS) | - | 1126.0 |