Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 33.06

Overall Rank: 909

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2022-10-20)

Average CPU Mark

8265

Single Thread Rating: 1761
Samples: 3506*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,793
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	32,580 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,544 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	136.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	684 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,062 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,761 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$250.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$585.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-11700, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, G10CE-AH766	$1132.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G15 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Home, G15CF-AB766	$1429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Computer Desktop Element 9260 (Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0Ghz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Wi-Fi & Windows 10 Home) Black	$1599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,265

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.59
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		33.06
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,761

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1731256 - Jan 28 2023		7760
BL1726343 - Jan 21 2023		9123
BL1720030 - Jan 14 2023 [Overclocked]		10227
BL1719548 - Jan 13 2023		8723
BL1719286 - Jan 13 2023 [Overclocked]		10640

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
As of 30th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,265
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,460 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,871 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,827 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		10,236 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,657 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,652 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,602 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,391 (+1.5%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,759 (-18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-3930K		18,259 (+120.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-3930K		13,989 (+69.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		11,407 (+38.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,621
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,549
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,670
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,530
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,478
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,435
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		827

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