Intel Core i7-4940MX processor review

Intel Core i7-4940MX

Core i7-4940MX processor released by Intel; release date: 19 January 2014. At the time of release, the processor cost $1,096. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.00 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 8 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: rPGA. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 57 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.35 GHz, maximum video memory size - 1.7 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
2186
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
6832
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
958
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
3492
3DMark Fire Strike
Physics Score
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
25463
0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
19.006 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
281.947 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
1.447 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
14.654 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
17.403 mHash/s
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 2186
PassMark - CPU mark 6832
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 958
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3492
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 19.006 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 281.947 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 1.447 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 14.654 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 17.403 mHash/s

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4600

Technical info
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 20
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 392 million

Games performance

1. New World (2021)
2. Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)
3. Days Gone (2021)
4. Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)
5. Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)
6. Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)
7. Hunt Showdown (2020)
8. Escape from Tarkov (2020)
9. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)
10. Need for Speed Heat (2019)
11. FIFA 20 (2019)
12. Borderlands 3 (2019)
13. Control (2019)
14. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
15. Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
16. F1 2019 (2019)
17. Anno 1800 (2019)
18. The Division 2 (2019)
19. Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)
20. Anthem (2019)
21. Metro Exodus (2019)
22. Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
23. Apex Legends (2019)
24. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
25. Just Cause 4 (2018)
26. Darksiders III (2018)
27. Farming Simulator 19 (2018)
28. Battlefield V (2018)
29. Fallout 76 (2018)
30. Hitman 2 (2018)
31. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)
32. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
33. Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
34. FIFA 19 (2018)
35. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
36. F1 2018 (2018)
37. Monster Hunter World (2018)
38. The Crew 2 (2018)
39. Far Cry 5 (2018)
40. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
41. Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
42. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
43. Fortnite (2018)
44. Need for Speed Payback (2017)
45. Call of Duty WWII (2017)
46. Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)
47. Destiny 2 (2017)
48. ELEX (2017)
49. The Evil Within 2 (2017)
50. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
51. FIFA 18 (2017)
52. Ark Survival Evolved (2017)
53. F1 2017 (2017)
54. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
55. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
56. Dirt 4 (2017)
57. Rocket League (2017)
58. Prey (2017)
59. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
60. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
61. For Honor (2017)
62. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
63. Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)
64. Titanfall 2 (2016)
65. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
66. Civilization VI (2016)
67. Battlefield 1 (2016)
68. Mafia 3 (2016)
69. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
70. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
71. Overwatch (2016)
72. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
73. Hitman 2016 (2016)
74. The Division (2016)
75. Far Cry Primal (2016)
76. XCOM 2 (2016)
77. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
78. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
79. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
80. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
81. Fallout 4 (2015)
82. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
83. Anno 2205 (2015)
84. World of Warships (2015)
85. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
86. The Witcher 3 (2015)
87. Dirt Rally (2015)
88. GTA V (2015)
89. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
90. Far Cry 4 (2014)
91. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
92. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
93. Alien: Isolation (2014)
94. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
95. Sims 4 (2014)
96. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
97. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
98. Thief (2014)
99. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
100. Battlefield 4 (2013)
101. Total War: Rome II (2013)
102. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
103. Metro: Last Light (2013)
104. BioShock Infinite (2013)
105. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
106. SimCity (2013)
107. Tomb Raider (2013)
108. Crysis 3 (2013)
109. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
110. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
111. Dirt Showdown (2012)
112. Diablo III (2012)
113. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
114. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
115. Battlefield 3 (2011)
116. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
117. StarCraft 2 (2010)
118. Metro 2033 (2010)
119. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
120. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
121. World of Warcraft (2005)

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x7206.56

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x72027.70
Medium, 1920x108013.80

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x7207.11

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x72014.30
Ultra, 1920x10808.65

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72011.00

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.26

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x7208.70

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x7209.70

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x10805.60

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

Low, 1280x72011.60

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72032.10

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x7209.30

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72010.40

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768186.90
Medium, 1366x76899.20
High, 1366x76852.25

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.90

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x72014.70

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x72023.50

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x7205.00

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x7209.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72016.80

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768146.40
Medium, 1920x108014.60

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.50

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x72018.70
Medium, 1920x10807.90

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72032.10

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.10

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7208.20

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72013.70

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7206.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x72045.70

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.10

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72015.20

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.80
Medium, 1920x108013.60

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72011.70

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7209.60

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72039.60
Medium, 1920x108012.40

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72016.30

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.50

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72013.70

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.40

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

FIFA 18 (2017)

Low, 1280x72059.20
Medium, 1920x108030.40

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.60

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x108013.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72017.50

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72070.00
Medium, 1366x76865.30
High, 1920x108030.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72028.35

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72057.20
Medium, 1920x108020.00
High, 1920x108015.90

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.30
Medium, 1920x10807.90

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.60

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.35

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72011.10

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72031.05
Medium, 1920x108013.75

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.40
Medium, 1366x76813.90

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.95
Medium, 1366x76817.25
High, 1920x10806.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72070.20
Medium, 1366x76842.45
High, 1920x108014.95
Ultra, 1920x10809.55

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76827.55
Medium, 1366x7688.55

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72021.10
Medium, 1366x76813.40
High, 1920x10805.20

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x7206.80

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72010.25
Medium, 1366x7687.60

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72018.50
Medium, 1366x76811.05

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72038.50
Medium, 1366x76824.10

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76810.30

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x7209.20
Medium, 1366x7688.25

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72012.40
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72013.00
Medium, 1920x10806.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72014.05
Medium, 1920x10805.10

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76815.25
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76822.30
Medium, 1366x76813.30
High, 1920x10807.80

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x7686.80
Medium, 1366x7684.60

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.15
Medium, 1366x76814.70
High, 1920x10807.00

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72017.80
Medium, 1366x76810.90
High, 1920x10806.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76823.40
Medium, 1366x76813.35

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76813.60
Medium, 1366x7685.85
High, 1920x10803.35

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76841.60
Medium, 1366x76829.50
High, 1920x108014.40

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72099.40
Medium, 1366x76862.10
High, 1920x108021.80

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76811.90
Medium, 1366x7687.50
High, 1920x10803.80

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768101.75
Medium, 1366x76822.80
High, 1920x108012.60
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.35
Medium, 1366x76822.95
High, 1920x10805.00
Ultra, 1920x10802.10

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76822.10
Medium, 1366x76814.50
High, 1920x10805.80
Ultra, 1920x10803.80

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76818.90
Medium, 1366x76813.15
High, 1920x10806.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.30

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7687.75
Medium, 1366x7685.00

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76831.25
Medium, 1366x76815.90
High, 1920x10809.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.40

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76835.85
Medium, 1366x76822.75
High, 1920x108011.65
Ultra, 1920x10807.80

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72022.40
Medium, 1344x75614.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768139.80
Medium, 1366x76832.50
High, 1920x108016.20
Ultra, 1920x108010.95

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72039.35
Medium, 1280x72035.40
High, 1920x108014.15

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76858.85
Medium, 1366x76826.55
High, 1366x76816.45
Ultra, 1920x10809.30

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76815.55
Medium, 1366x7689.20
High, 1366x7687.50
Ultra, 1920x10804.80

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76843.35
Medium, 1366x76824.90
High, 1366x76810.10
Ultra, 1920x10809.40

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76836.60
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1366x76815.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76835.65
Medium, 1366x76825.35
High, 1366x76818.80
Ultra, 1920x10807.05

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76814.85
Medium, 1366x76811.20
High, 1366x7686.30
Ultra, 1920x10802.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76834.00
Medium, 1366x76823.30
High, 1366x76813.20
Ultra, 1920x10806.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72034.95
Medium, 1366x76816.75
High, 1366x76813.80
Ultra, 1920x10806.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768253.00
Medium, 1366x76852.00
High, 1366x76833.00
Ultra, 1920x108011.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76873.90
Medium, 1366x76818.45
High, 1366x76815.00
Ultra, 1920x10807.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76850.30
Medium, 1366x76823.35
High, 1366x76812.90
Ultra, 1920x10806.40

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76823.60
Medium, 1366x76819.30
High, 1366x76813.50
Ultra, 1920x10804.70

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76820.30
Medium, 1366x76813.75
High, 1366x7687.30

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76862.00
Medium, 1366x76840.90
High, 1366x76817.50
Ultra, 1920x108010.60

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Medium, 1366x76849.90
High, 1366x76826.60

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76872.90
Medium, 1366x76846.00
High, 1366x76838.80
Ultra, 1920x108024.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72032.10
High, 1366x76822.40

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72033.00
Medium, 1366x76815.50
High, 1366x76810.72
Ultra, 1920x10805.65

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76832.40
Medium, 1366x76822.70
High, 1366x76818.30
Ultra, 1920x10806.85

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76884.70
High, 1366x76836.90

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768170.35
Medium, 1360x76843.30
High, 1360x76826.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60040.10
Medium, 1360x76822.55
High, 1600x90014.30
Ultra, 1920x10809.00

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

High, 1024x76865.90
Ultra, 1920x108031.20

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Medium, 1024x76850.50
High, 1024x76827.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600100.10
Medium, 1024x76862.80
High, 1280x102422.60
Ultra, 1920x108010.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date 19 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $1,096
Place in performance rating 1388
Price now $609.95
Processor Number i7-4940MX
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.78
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1400 Million
Unlocked

Memory
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported rPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 57 Watt

Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

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