Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. 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.
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Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 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: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 46.31

Overall Rank: 1039

Last Price Change: $222.37 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

10298

Single Thread Rating: 2044
Samples: 1897*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,646
Thread: 2,126

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	37,573 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,762 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,789 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,913 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	155,291 KBytes/Sec
Physics	816 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,996 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,044 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,337
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,438
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,298

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		46.31
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 23rd of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,044

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2081288 - Apr 18 2024		9331
BL2080272 - Apr 17 2024 [Overclocked]		12227
BL2079554 - Apr 16 2024 [Overclocked]		11867
BL2078273 - Apr 15 2024		13277
BL2077281 - Apr 13 2024 [Overclocked]		10656

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
As of 23rd of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,298
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,403 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,858 (-4.3%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		6,204 (-39.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,793 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		10,691 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,461 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,425 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,069 (-21.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		6,771 (-34.2%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		11,463 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		11,306 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		10,763 (+4.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,819
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,401
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,172
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,535
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,514
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,173

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