Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011-v3

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 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: 15 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 46.42

Overall Rank: 1058

Last Price Change: $222.37 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

10322

Single Thread Rating: 2048
Samples: 1900*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,646
Thread: 2,126

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	37,653 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,803 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	48 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,829 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,921 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	155,624 KBytes/Sec
Physics	818 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,048 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,322

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		46.42
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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
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 i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,048

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2095835 - May 07 2024 [Overclocked]		10720
BL2090630 - Apr 30 2024 [Overclocked]		11776
BL2088573 - Apr 28 2024		10536
BL2086166 - Apr 25 2024		13351
BL2084649 - Apr 23 2024		13369

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		10,322
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		6,205 (-39.9%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,882 (+24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-5930K		12,285 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,841 (-4.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-5930K		9,098 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,461 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,422 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,401 (-18.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		8,067 (-21.8%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		6,767 (-34.4%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-5930K		5,083 (-50.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5930K		11,466 (+11.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz		2,179

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