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: 158.03

Overall Rank:
1248th fastest in multithreading out of 4904 CPUs
1553rd fastest in single threading out of 4904 CPUs
398th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.40 USD (2024-12-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9387

Single Thread Rating

1960

Samples: 2383*
*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	34,724 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,468 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,531 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,797 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,704 KBytes/Sec
Physics	705 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,777 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,960 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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
	$98.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$119.00 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 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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387

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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		158.03
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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,960

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2272913 - Dec 11 2024		9350
BL2272865 - Dec 11 2024		9373
BL2264288 - Dec 03 2024		9615
BL2263896 - Dec 03 2024 [Overclocked]		11799
BL2261770 - Dec 01 2024		8699

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 14th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,131 (-24.0%)
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		11,591 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,729 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,516 (-9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,754 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,067 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,266 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,904 (+48.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,189 (+40.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,055 (+39.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz 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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,543

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