Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz 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.
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Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 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) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 13.29

Overall Rank: 1247

Last Price Change: $617.74 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

8207

Single Thread Rating: 1749
Samples: 3619*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,793
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	32,293 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,987 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,589 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,524 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,692 KBytes/Sec
Physics	674 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,749 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$280.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$617.74 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,308
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,384
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,182
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,489
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,207

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		13.29
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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,924
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,749

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2110421 - May 27 2024 [Overclocked]		10941
BL2105427 - May 20 2024		8454
BL2101684 - May 15 2024		7948
BL2099701 - May 13 2024		8150
BL2098855 - May 11 2024		8038

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,207
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,839 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,553 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,486 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,406 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,926 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,466 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,411 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,193 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,402 (+14.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,768 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,272 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,729 (+6.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,062
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,148
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,532
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,526
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,765

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