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Intel Core i7 4930K

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4930K vs 3960X

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4930K
19,954
Core i7 3960X
18,528

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4930K
3,357
Core i7 3960X
3,267

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4930K
2,430,000 MB/s
Core i7 3960X
2,595,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4930K
20,124
Core i7 3960X
19,457

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4930K
22,426
Core i7 3960X
20,406

GeekBench

Core i7 4930K
22,426
Core i7 3960X
23,155

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 4930K
13,063
Core i7 3960X
12,802

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 4930K
1,998
Core i7 3960X
2,015

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4930K  vs
3960X 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Hexa core Hexa core
Is unlocked Yes Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 130W 130W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 56.39 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 184.84 $/year
Performance per watt 7.92 pt/W 5.04 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 176.72W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0
Number of links 0 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 4930K  vs
3960X 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 12 12
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core 0.33 MB/core
L3 cache 12 MB 15 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 66.8°C Unknown - 66.8°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.5 GHz 4.76 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.62 GHz 4.58 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 8,128.1 7,065.9
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.5 GHz 4.76 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Quad Channel Quad Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 59,733.32 MB/s 51,200 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 65,536 MB
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