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: 158.06

Overall Rank:
1245th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1543rd fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
397th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.40 USD (2024-11-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9389

Single Thread Rating

1961

Samples: 2379*
*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	34,746 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,474 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,539 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,796 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,740 KBytes/Sec
Physics	705 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,777 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,961 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$98.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.40 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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,389

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		158.06
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
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		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,961

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2251008 - Nov 20 2024		9528
BL2245866 - Nov 15 2024 [Overclocked]		12099
BL2244458 - Nov 13 2024		9628
BL2242599 - Nov 11 2024		9689
BL2241825 - Nov 10 2024 [Overclocked]		9140

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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,389
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,061 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,204 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,594 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,727 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,516 (-9.3%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		6,066 (-35.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,270 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,908 (+48.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,189 (+40.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,057 (+39.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,277 (+30.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,035 (+17.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,543

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