Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4930K 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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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) i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 105.53

Overall Rank:
1166th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
1472nd fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
364th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.09 USD (2024-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9402

Single Thread Rating

1960

Samples: 2356*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,932
Thread: 2,005

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	34,816 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,502 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,608 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,799 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,947 KBytes/Sec
Physics	705 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,784 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,960 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$100.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$89.09 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,402

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		105.53
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,960

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2152410 - Jul 23 2024		9650
BL2152326 - Jul 23 2024		9517
BL2147439 - Jul 17 2024		8517
BL2145981 - Jul 15 2024		9502
BL2142608 - Jul 11 2024		10149

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,402
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,202 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,608 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,766 (+14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,266 (-1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,729 (-7.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,752 (-17.5%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		6,062 (-35.5%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,069 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,267 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,062 (+38.9%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,051 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,552 (+1.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,898

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