- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Benchmarks Real world benchmarks
- Features How it compares
- Our Analysis Technical breakdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Intel Core i7 3930K
- 3.2 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
#2 in Best GeekBench cpus
Released November, 2011
Rated 100% by by DSR--The-Grumpy-Moose (Mar, 2012)Adobe has done an excellent job implementing the hyper-threading technology of these processors.
Conclusion Check out the Intel Core i7 3930K
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Benchmark performance using all cores | |||
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| Core i7 3960X |
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| Core i7 3770K |
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| Cinebench R11.5, Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark and GeekBench | |||
 | Single-core Performance | ||
Individual core benchmark performance | |||
| Core i7 3930K |
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| Core i7 3960X |
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| Core i7 3770K |
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| Cinebench R11.5 (1-core), Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and 1 more | |||
 | Overclocking | ||
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |||
| Core i7 3930K |
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| Core i7 3960X |
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| Core i7 3770K |
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| Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |||
 | Value | ||
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |||
| Core i7 3930K |
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| Core i7 3960X |
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| Core i7 3770K |
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| Performance Per Dollar | |||
| 9.2 CPUBoss Score |
Benchmarks The Intel Core i7 3930K gets benchmarked
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Core i7 3930K by Bobo_Du_Hobo (Dec, 2012)It easily overclocks past 4GHz on air, surpasses 30fps on 3DMark 11 physics/ combined tests, and obviously doesn't bottleneck my ASUS 670 SLI.
Features Key features of the Intel Core i7 3930K
clock speed
Core i7 3930K by George-Williams--Computer-Expert (May, 2012)I am running it at stock clocks for the time being just to break it in.
Core i7 3930K by Curtis-Caylor (Mar, 2012)My eyes hurt from staying up to three o'clock in the morning trying to get a few more MGZ from this great chip.
turbo clock speed
Core i7 3930K by PCMag (Mar, 2012)The Core i7-3930K has 12MB of cache to the faster chip’s 15MB, and a clock rate of 3.2GHz instead of 3.3GHz that can rise to a maximum of 3.8GHz instead of 3.9GHz when Turbo Boost is enabled.
Core i7 3930K by Some-Guy (May, 2013)At idle, the processor is 36C and at full load with max turbo boost it is only 55C.
L2 cache
Core i7 3930K by JP (Jul, 2012)Pretty good on the L1 and L2 cache which are extremely important because they determine the amount of data transferred between the processor and your Graphics card, Memory, ETC.My build.
L3 cache
Core i7 3930K by Eric (Mar, 2013)No its not 3 megs of cache, its 500 dollars you lose for something you do not really need.
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i7 3930K by Nate (Oct, 2012)The chip is great out of the box and even better overclocked so if you can afford it but it!
Core i7 3930K by Michael (Sep, 2012)Everything runs smoothly and is easy to overclock, not that I really need to with this CPU anyway.
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i7 3930K by Nancy-Haefner--rick (Nov, 2012)Did not try higher overclock because it is fast and stable enough for me at 4.5.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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12 MB -
Maximizes usage of each CPU core -
AES, AVX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Supplemental SSE3 -
Built-in -
An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking -
12 -
LGA 2011 -
65,536 MB -
22,183 -
12,084 -
10,280 -
6 -
10.44 -
1,949 -
1.56 -
4.76 GHz -
2 MB/core -
30,453 -
6,119.5 -
259 -
4.94 GHz
cons
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A separate graphics adapter is required -
172.6W -
203W -
32 nms -
2.62 pt/$ -
0.33 MB/core -
7.18 pt/W -
66.8 °C -
177.83 $/year -
56.96 $/year -
Less protection from viruses and malware -
Nov, 2011
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 5 users at www.overclock.net Rated 90% by by UltraVolta425 (Jun, 2012)  Rated 100% by by jost4318 (Jan, 2013) |
 | Rated by 77 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Tim-Welch (Jan, 2013) Rated 100% by by Ritz (Aug, 2012) |
Socket Type
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Theoharis-Moshos (May, 2013)It performs very nicely overclocked at 4.00 ghz, and I put the $400 in savings towards purchasing a GTX titan instead of going with the GTX 680.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Bill-Benton--Student (Mar, 2013)The WEI score is a full 2.5 points above my old i7 920 system (5.5).
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by JP (Jul, 2012)CPU-Intel Core i7-3930K running stock (I have overclocked it to 4.8GHz no problem running @ around 34 to 40 Celcius idle).
Socket
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Trevor-B (Feb, 2012)Highly recommended if you use it for what it was made for, 6 cores and 12 threads can improve any media workflow.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Mauro-serrano (Aug, 2012)Pros: Hit 4.6 on 1.37v with a high of 72 degrees with an H100... need I say more?
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Moe (Dec, 2012)I easily over clocked it to 4.5 gig with no sweat I could go faster.
Multicore
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by A.-Wozniak--Wozman (Jan, 2013)I tried the competition's six core processor, and there is NO COMPARISON to the speed and efficiency of this Intel i7 Sandy Bridge-E.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Ahbaid-Gaffoor--ahbaidg (Nov, 2011)I wanted to leave at least two cores and 8GB of RAM dedicated to the host OS, then put the remaining RAM and CPU cores to Virtual machine use.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 80% by by Tech Radar (Dec, 2011)Four channels is getting silly and merely serves to underline the real reason the new Core i7 exists.
Applications
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Ebrahim (Mar, 2013)extreamly fast, easy to install, run any game with full quality but of course you need a fast graphic card.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Jimmy-D.-Howerton (Mar, 2013)Being a novice builder I was surprised how easy the software installation and updating was.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Trevor-B (Feb, 2012)It will perform great but there are better ones out there for just gaming.
Price
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Russell-K. (Apr, 2013)This processor is achieving speeds close to CPU's that are considerably more expensive.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by bobbybluz (Mar, 2013)For the price I paid for it nothing else come close and even at current pricing it can't be beat.
Intel Core i7 3930K | Rated 100% by by Tim-Welch (Jan, 2013)You'll probably also want to buy a quad-channel memory kit for compatibility reasons, and quad-channel memory kits carry a price premium as well.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Intel Core i7 3960X OK idle power consumption 3960X Extreme Edition vs 3930K |
 | 2 | Intel Core i7 3770K Low GPU clock speed 3770K vs 3930K |
 | 3 | Intel Core i7 4770K OK turbo clock speed 4770K vs 3930K |
 | 4 | AMD FX 8350 High clock speed AMD FX 8350 vs Intel Core i7 3930K |
 | 5 | Intel Core i7 3820 OK overclocked clock speed (Air) 3820 vs 3930K |
 | 6 | Intel Xeon E5-1650 Good performance per watt Xeon E5-1650 vs Core i7 3930K |
 | 7 | Intel Core i7 3970X Good 3DMark11 physics score 3970X Extreme Edition vs 3930K |
 | 8 | Intel Core i7 4930K 3-way tie: Recent manufacturing process 4930K vs 3930K |
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