Intel Core i7-4930K Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-21

The Intel Core i7-4930K has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 2011 socket and was released in Q3/2013.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-4930K. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-4930K.
Name:	Intel Core i7-4930K
Family:	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
CPU group:	Intel Core i 4000X
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i7-4930K can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 12
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	6x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):	3.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-4930K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR3-1866
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 40
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1):	130 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i7-4930K as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 2011
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	12.00 MB
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge E
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2013
Release price:	540 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-4930K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	876
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	876
	Intel Xeon Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz	869
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	857
	Intel Celeron G5905 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	848
	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	842
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	829

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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	6754
	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6645
	Intel Core i7-11375H 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	6620
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6569
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6537
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	6470
	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	6264

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	814
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	812
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	811
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	810
	Intel Core i3-8121U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	810
	Intel Core i7-2600K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	808
	Intel Core i7-3840QM 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	807

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970
	Intel Xeon W-2225 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	4963
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4953
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz	4936
	Intel Core i5-10500H 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4934
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	4931

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	2811
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz	2808
	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz	2804
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2792
	Intel Core i5-10400T 6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	2789
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz	2785
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	2776

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	13236
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	13207
	Intel Xeon Silver 4208 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	13167
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	13150
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	13142
	Intel Core i7-10710U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	13105
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	13029

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	140
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	140
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	140
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	139
	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	139
	Intel Core i3-8121U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	139
	Intel Core i5-8400T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	139

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-8700T 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	1068
	Intel Core i7-3970X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1065
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1065
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1064
	Intel Core i7-8750H 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	1063
	Intel Core i7-10710U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	1060
	Intel Xeon W-2225 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	1045

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7451 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	3763
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3759
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	3759
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	3745
	Intel Core i5-6440HQ 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3742
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	3740
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 14C 28T @ 3.60 GHz	3740

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	22974
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	22974
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	22745
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	22600
	Intel Xeon Gold 6128 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	22052
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	21988
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	21714

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-5930K 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1.78
	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1.78
	Intel Core i5-6600T 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1.77
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	1.76
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1.76
	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1.76
	AMD Ryzen 7 3780U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1.76

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	11.05
	AMD EPYC 7251 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	11.04
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	10.94
	Intel Core i7-4930K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	10.83
	Intel Core i7-7740X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	10.73
	Intel Core i5-8600 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	10.23
	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	10.19

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