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: 95.72

Overall Rank:
1454th fastest in multithreading out of 5261 CPUs
1750th fastest in single threading out of 5261 CPUs
444th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9381

Single Thread Rating

1957

Samples: 2436*
*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	34,672 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,460 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,446 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,796 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,579 KBytes/Sec
Physics	704 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,957 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of July 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 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,632
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,439
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,488
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,160
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,703
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,381

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.51
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		136.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		95.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.75
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 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
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
BL2742249 - Jul 04 2025		9685
BL2737755 - Jul 03 2025		10347
BL2737221 - Jul 02 2025		9507
BL2734283 - Jul 01 2025		9241
BL2733690 - Jul 01 2025		7363

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 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,381
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,432 (+21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,219 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,736 (-6.9%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,457 (-41.8%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,337 (-43.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,266 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,895 (+48.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-4930K		13,027 (+38.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,271 (+30.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,662 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,151 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,458 (+0.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,147
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,839
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,575
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,802
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,424
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,540

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