Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. 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 i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 33.03

Overall Rank: 770

Last Price Change: $313.00 USD (2022-10-18)

Average CPU Mark

10338

Single Thread Rating: 2055
Samples: 1822*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,646
Thread: 2,126

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	37,782 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,844 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,907 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	152.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	824 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,037 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,055 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
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 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,338

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		33.03
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,055

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1737373 - Feb 04 2023 [Overclocked]		12998
BL1735970 - Feb 03 2023 [Overclocked]		11848
BL1734067 - Feb 01 2023 [Overclocked]		11983
BL1734008 - Jan 31 2023 [Overclocked]		11795
BL1729150 - Jan 25 2023		9438

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,338
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,261 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,904 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,739 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		10,375 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,831 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,658 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,602 (-16.8%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		6,759 (-34.6%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		11,400 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		13,762 (+33.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,971 (+25.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,296 (+18.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,190

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