Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-930 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 i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 13.98

Overall Rank:
3030th fastest in multithreading out of 5811 CPUs
3206th fastest in single threading out of 5811 CPUs
846th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $215.00 USD (2025-11-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3005

Single Thread Rating

1269

Samples: 2117*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,895
Thread: 1,237

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	15,680 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,731 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,577 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	559.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,522 KBytes/Sec
Physics	382 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,879 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,269 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of March 2026.
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 March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,429
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,258
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,680
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		3,005

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		196.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.59
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		62.42
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		13.98
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		1,269

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3291854 - Feb 17 2026		3210
BL3291469 - Feb 16 2026 [Overclocked]		3903
BL3290606 - Feb 16 2026		3309
BL3272766 - Feb 08 2026		4255
BL3271116 - Feb 07 2026		3356

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		3,005
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,388 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,394 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,186 (+6.0%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-930		3,205 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,168 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,023 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,941 (+31.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,016 (+0.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		2,518 (-16.2%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i7-930		2,370 (-21.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core i7-930		2,366 (-21.3%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,562 (+18.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,171
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,448
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		573

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