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Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 46.49

Overall Rank:
1242nd fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
1473rd fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
390th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10339
Single Thread Rating
2056

Samples: 1958*
*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 Math37,678 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math18,828 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,719 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,937 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression155,936 KBytes/Sec
Physics814 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,038 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,056 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of February 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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,549
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 10,339
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K
 139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K
 120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.34
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 46.49
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 2,056
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2436036 - Feb 23 2025 [Overclocked]
6636
BL2431625 - Feb 21 2025 [Overclocked]
12218
BL2431574 - Feb 21 2025 [Overclocked]
12178
BL2430527 - Feb 21 2025
10609
BL2421230 - Feb 17 2025
10532
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 10,339
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,830 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 11,421 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 8,067 (-22.0%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 6,148 (-40.5%)
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 12,992 (+25.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 12,274 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 10,169 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,755 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,088 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 8,516 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 8,318 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-11500T @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 12,392 (+19.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,021
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 1,870