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: 95.84

Overall Rank:
1362nd fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1656th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
428th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.00 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9392

Single Thread Rating

1960

Samples: 2413*
*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	34,717 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,476 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,499 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,800 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,738 KBytes/Sec
Physics	704 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,782 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,960 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,316
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,185
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,392

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		143.25
Intel Core i9-12900K		134.28
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		95.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
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
BL2567587 - Apr 20 2025 [Overclocked]		12284
BL2563145 - Apr 18 2025		10069
BL2562708 - Apr 18 2025 [Overclocked]		12153
BL2562706 - Apr 18 2025 [Overclocked]		12153
BL2559178 - Apr 16 2025		10719

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 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,392
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,571 (+23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,228 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,736 (-17.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,448 (-42.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,277 (+30.7%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,157 (+8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,006 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,610 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		6,749 (-28.1%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,621 (-50.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,219 (-55.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,297 (-43.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,328
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,421
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,341
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,542

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