Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3930K 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 i7-3930K @ 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 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) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 164.12

Overall Rank:
1365th fastest in multithreading out of 4904 CPUs
1880th fastest in single threading out of 4904 CPUs
428th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-07-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8204

Single Thread Rating

1746

Samples: 3650*
*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	32,266 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,982 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,532 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,523 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,538 KBytes/Sec
Physics	675 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,129 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,746 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$280.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,960
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,438
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,104
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,095
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,254
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,745
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,577
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,204

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.79
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		164.12
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.68
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.24
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.47
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 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,618
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,158
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,746

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2276822 - Dec 13 2024 [Overclocked]		10597
BL5079857 - Nov 27 2024		9992
BL5079855 - Nov 27 2024		9878
BL2253597 - Nov 23 2024		8377
BL2251867 - Nov 21 2024		7954

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 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,204
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,469 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,411 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,387 (+14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,729 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-3930K		7,754 (-5.5%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		5,263 (-35.9%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		7,061 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,831 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-3930K		12,279 (+49.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,467 (+15.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,104 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,516 (+3.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,255
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,887
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,327
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,502
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,394
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,215
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,095
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,932
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,435

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