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: 95.78

Overall Rank:
1353rd fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
1646th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
423rd fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9387

Single Thread Rating

1959

Samples: 2411*
*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	34,702 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,467 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	41 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,491 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,798 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	157,656 KBytes/Sec
Physics	704 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,778 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,959 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.67
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		95.78
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 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
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		2,922
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
BL2544491 - Apr 10 2025		10771
BL2538516 - Apr 07 2025		10173
BL2531133 - Apr 04 2025		9189
BL2522547 - Mar 31 2025		10151
BL2517049 - Mar 29 2025		9542

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 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		9,387
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		11,570 (+23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-4930K		9,229 (-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%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		7,119 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K		12,278 (+30.8%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		10,166 (+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%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4930K		6,755 (-28.0%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,621 (-50.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-4930K		4,220 (-55.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz		1,541

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