Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3930K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 164.16

Overall Rank:
1371st fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1886th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
428th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-07-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8207

Single Thread Rating

1746

Samples: 3651*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,793
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	32,272 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,984 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,536 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,524 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,567 KBytes/Sec
Physics	676 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,131 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,746 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,207

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		164.16
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,746

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2282503 - Dec 16 2024		9161
BL2282294 - Dec 16 2024 [Overclocked]		9698
BL2276822 - Dec 13 2024 [Overclocked]		10597
BL5079857 - Nov 27 2024		9992
BL5079855 - Nov 27 2024		9878

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,207
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,473 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,411 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,181 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,730 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-3930K		7,755 (-5.5%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		5,263 (-35.9%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,835 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-3930K		12,278 (+49.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,099 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,516 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		7,266 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,754 (-17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,436

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