Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4930K 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 i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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) i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-4930K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 95.76

Overall Rank:
1337th fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
1629th fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
420th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.00 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9385

Single Thread Rating

1959

Samples: 2410*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,932
Thread: 2,005

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	34,696 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,488 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,797 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,630 KBytes/Sec
Physics	704 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,776 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,959 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 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 April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,330
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,385

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.08
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.84
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		95.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,959

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2522547 - Mar 31 2025		10151
BL2517049 - Mar 29 2025		9542
BL2513366 - Mar 28 2025		10225
BL2511706 - Mar 27 2025 [Excluded]		7262
BL2503674 - Mar 24 2025		8635

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,385
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,435 (+21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,230 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,736 (-17.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,447 (-42.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,277 (+30.8%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,167 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,053 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		8,615 (-8.2%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,620 (-50.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,219 (-55.0%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,296 (-43.6%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		5,112 (-45.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,541

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