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: 20.54

Overall Rank:
2557th fastest in multithreading out of 4970 CPUs
2744th fastest in single threading out of 4970 CPUs
756th fastest in out of 1406 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $144.95 USD (2024-10-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2978

Single Thread Rating

1267

Samples: 2042*
*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	15,672 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,739 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,649 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	552.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,482 KBytes/Sec
Physics	381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,827 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,267 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,831
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,388
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,069
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,619
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,151
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,978

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		200.76
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		190.91
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.24
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.66
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.31
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		20.54
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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		1,267

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2387301 - Feb 03 2025		3167
BL2380517 - Jan 31 2025		1815
BL2376166 - Jan 29 2025		3251
BL2351936 - Jan 18 2025		3278
BL2351487 - Jan 18 2025		3363

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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,978
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-930		3,402 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,365 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,153 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,011 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		2,409 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,424 (+15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,337 (+12.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,014 (+1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-930		2,839 (-4.7%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-930		3,546 (+19.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,317 (+11.4%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,309 (+11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,186
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,868
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,641
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,606
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,306
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,846
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,275
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,036
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		571

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