Intel Core i7-950 vs Intel Core i7-940

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-950 and Intel Core i7-940. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

530Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score513
2101Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2005
3106PassMark CPU Mark Rating3085
1391PassMark Single Thread Rating1350
25323DMark Time Spy Physics Score2419

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-950ProcessorIntel Core i7-940
3070 MHzFrequency2930 MHz
3330 MHzMaximum Frequency3200 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
130 WTDP130 W
BloomfieldCodenameBloomfield
FCLGA1366PackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

529Single-Core Score520
1984Multi-Core Score2072
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
MSI MS-7522ModelGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EX58-UD5
MSI MSI X58 Pro-E SLI (MS-7522)MotherboardGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EX58-UD5
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-950NameIntel Core i7-940
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 4
3.08 GHzBase Frequency2.98 GHz
3341 MHzMaximum Frequency3.24 GHz
Socket 1366 LGAPackageSocket 1366 LGA
BloomfieldCodenameBloomfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize12.00 GB
534 MHzFrequency539 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
3Channels3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

529Single-Core Score520
59Crypto Score60
550Integer Score546
561Floating Point Score 539
59
103.2 MB/sec
AES-XTS60
104.9 MB/sec
696
3.52 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)648
3.28 MB/sec
632
29.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression635
30.1 Mpixels/sec
567
1.60 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)602
1.70 MTE/sec
533
626.2 KElements/sec
HTML5516
606.4 KElements/sec
513
160.8 Krows/sec
SQLite488
152.9 Krows/sec
544
29.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering560
30.4 Mpixels/sec
489
155.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering487
155.2 KB/sec
532
4.14 Klines/sec
Clang509
3.96 Klines/sec
477
5.52 images/sec
Camera501
5.80 images/sec
485
607.2 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics411
514.6 Kpairs/sec
580
3591.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics573
3552.4 FPS
489
26.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur456
25.1 Mpixels/sec
579
4.46 images/sec
Face Detection573
4.41 images/sec
586
14.4 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection607
15.0 Mpixels/sec
956
46.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting909
44.6 Mpixels/sec
947
12.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR976
13.3 Mpixels/sec
591
474.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing607
487.0 Kpixels/sec
393
3.52 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion396
3.55 Kpixels/sec
661
21.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition550
17.6 Words/sec
267
10.3 images/sec
Machine Learning257
9.95 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1984Multi-Core Score2072
259Crypto Score248
2086Integer Score2171
2052Floating Point Score 2163
259
451.5 MB/sec
AES-XTS248
433.3 MB/sec
3209
16.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3106
15.7 MB/sec
2838
134.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2696
127.5 Mpixels/sec
1752
4.94 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1959
5.52 MTE/sec
2220
2.61 MElements/sec
HTML51971
2.31 MElements/sec
1838
575.9 Krows/sec
SQLite2019
632.6 Krows/sec
2414
131.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2401
130.3 Mpixels/sec
1624
517.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering1853
590.2 KB/sec
1906
14.9 Klines/sec
Clang2186
17.0 Klines/sec
1537
17.8 images/sec
Camera1684
19.5 images/sec
1632
2.04 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1916
2.40 Mpairs/sec
2412
14941.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2585
16014.7 FPS
1606
88.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1759
96.7 Mpixels/sec
2190
16.9 images/sec
Face Detection2329
17.9 images/sec
2553
62.9 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2586
63.7 Mpixels/sec
3100
152.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3222
158.1 Mpixels/sec
4181
57.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR4147
56.5 Mpixels/sec
2700
2.17 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2662
2.14 Mpixels/sec
1685
15.1 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1669
15.0 Kpixels/sec
1800
57.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1900
60.7 Words/sec
725
28.0 images/sec
Machine Learning818
31.6 images/sec