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: 20.57

Overall Rank: 1208

Last Price Change: $399.10 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

8209

Single Thread Rating: 1751
Samples: 3609*
*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	32,306 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,994 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,606 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,524 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,744 KBytes/Sec
Physics	675 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,112 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,751 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$529.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$399.10 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Lenovo Lenovo ThinkStation P3 30H0004CUS Workstation Computer, Intel Core i7-13700, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$1298.75 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel I3 N305 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 32GB RAM 512GB SSD	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,427
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,209

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		20.57
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,751

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2079228 - Apr 16 2024		8395
BL2074412 - Apr 10 2024		8875
BL2074399 - Apr 10 2024		8785
BL2074308 - Apr 10 2024		8412
BL2068497 - Apr 03 2024		8166

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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,209
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		10,198 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,926 (-15.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,907 (+8.5%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,771 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-3930K		18,664 (+127.4%)
Intel Core i7-9850HL @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,112 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,461 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,401 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,462 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,410 (-21.9%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,204 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,180 (-24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,667
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,530
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,767

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