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Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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 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: 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: 46.61

Overall Rank:
1378th fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
1607th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
420th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $222.37 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10366
Single Thread Rating
2057

Samples: 1996*
*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 Math37,745 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math18,877 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,680 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,949 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression156,413 KBytes/Sec
Physics815 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,084 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,057 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th 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 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,629
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,432
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,492
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,157
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 10,366
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.26
Intel Core i9-13900K
 139.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.88
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 46.61
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 13th 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
 3,478
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 i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 2,057
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2748083 - Jul 08 2025 [Overclocked]
12730
BL2745312 - Jul 06 2025
10678
BL2745135 - Jul 06 2025 [Overclocked]
11258
BL2744732 - Jul 06 2025
10117
BL2744071 - Jul 05 2025 [Overclocked]
12501
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 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 10,366
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 12,760 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,828 (-5.2%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 6,159 (-40.6%)
Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 13,483 (+30.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 10,663 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 10,130 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,727 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,627 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,528 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 9,382 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 8,588 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K
 8,434 (-18.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,576
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,478
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,800
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,630
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,469
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
 1,871