Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-930 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.

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Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 20.54

Overall Rank:
2534th fastest in multithreading out of 4941 CPUs
2719th fastest in single threading out of 4941 CPUs
752nd fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $144.95 USD (2024-10-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2978

Single Thread Rating

1269

Samples: 2036*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,895
Thread: 1,237

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	15,688 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,745 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,664 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	552.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,538 KBytes/Sec
Physics	382 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,823 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,269 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of January 2025.
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 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,871
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,083
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,579
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,883
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,229
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,731
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,608
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,978

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		202.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.65
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		145.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.95
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		20.54
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 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		1,269

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2351487 - Jan 18 2025		3363
BL2349249 - Jan 17 2025		3273
BL2349165 - Jan 17 2025		3286
BL2346253 - Jan 16 2025		3193
BL2341313 - Jan 14 2025		3243

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
As of 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,978
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,355 (+12.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-930		3,401 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,148 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		2,402 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,424 (+15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,333 (+11.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,016 (+1.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-930		2,839 (-4.7%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-930		3,546 (+19.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,319 (+11.5%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,308 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,228 (+8.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,201
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,716
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,610
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,738
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,517
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,301
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		572

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