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.

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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: 95.79

Overall Rank:
1559th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
1855th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
465th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.00 USD (2025-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9387

Single Thread Rating

1957

Samples: 2453*
*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	34,674 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,463 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,436 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,800 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,578 KBytes/Sec
Physics	705 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,786 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,957 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,561
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,422
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,513
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.43
Intel Core i5-12400F		126.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		118.68
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.40
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		95.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,957

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3031538 - Nov 06 2025		9066
BL3022295 - Nov 02 2025		9706
BL3019611 - Nov 01 2025 [Overclocked]		11631
BL3017832 - Oct 31 2025		9264
BL3015685 - Oct 30 2025 [Overclocked]		11661

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 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,538 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,387 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,201 (-2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,730 (-7.0%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,469 (-41.7%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,332 (-43.2%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,061 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,261 (-22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,148 (+40.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,013 (+38.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,262 (+30.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,651 (+13.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,484
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,427
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,542

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