CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4930K vs 4770K

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

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Intel Core i7 4930K 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Significantly more l3 cache 12 MB vs 8 MB 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Supports more RAM 65,536 MB vs 32,768 MB Supports 2x more RAM
More threads 12 vs 8 4 more threads
More cores 6 vs 4 2 more cores; run more applications at once
Significantly better geekbench (64-bit) score 22,681 vs 15,861 Around 45% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Better 3DMark11 physics score 12,790 vs 9,140 Around 40% better 3DMark11 physics score
Better PassMark score 13,125 vs 10,016 More than 30% better PassMark score
Better PassMark (Overclocked) score 8,128.1 vs 6,694.4 More than 20% better PassMark (Overclocked) score
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 37,364 vs 30,095 Around 25% better cinebench r10 32Bit score
More l2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core Around 35% more l2 cache per core
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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly lower typical power consumption 68.25W vs 105.63W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
Higher Maximum Operating Temperature 72.72 °C vs 66.8 °C Around 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,165 vs 1,992 Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score 7,718 vs 6,903 More than 10% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score
Slightly better performance per dollar 3.4 pt/$ vs 2.92 pt/$ More than 15% better performance per dollar
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year vs 113.88 $/year More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year vs 31.32 $/year More than 35% lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4930K vs 4770K

GeekBench (32-bit)

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i7 4930K Core i7 4770K @ community.futuremark.com
Futuremark 3DMark has three primary benchmark tests that you can run and which test you should be running depends on the system that you are benchmarking on.
Core i7 4770K | by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Core i7 4930K Core i7 4770K @ anandtech.com

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

Core i7 4930K Core i7 4770K @ anandtech.com

Passmark

Core i7 4930K Core i7 4770K @ cpubenchmark.net
If you look closer at the results for Cloud Gate you'll see that AMD won in the graphics tests, but lost in the Physics test, so Futuremark 3DMark must have more weight on the physics test than the GPU test in this test scenario.
Core i7 4770K | by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)

Passmark (Single Core)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i7 4930K  vs
4770K 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Hexa core Quad core
Is unlocked Yes Yes
Is hyperthreaded Yes Yes

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No No
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
FMA3
SSE2
EM64T
F16C
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
AVX 2.0
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

gpu

GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported N/A 3
GPU clock speed N/A 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,250 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels Quad Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 59,733.32 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 32,768 MB

details

Core i7 4930K  vs
4770K 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 12 8
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nms 22 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 66.8°C Unknown - 72.72°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.59 GHz 4.47 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.69 GHz 4.66 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 8,128.1 6,694.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.59 GHz 4.47 GHz

power consumption

TDP 130W 84W
Annual home energy cost 31.32 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 113.88 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 13.33 pt/W 13.14 pt/W
Typical power consumption 105.63W 68.25W

bus

Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 0 0
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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Comments

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That's because its clocked slightly higher. if they were at the same clocks, it would be a different story.
wow, nothing can beat the i7 4770k in single core performance!
Why are you saying that there's no EM64T on the 4930k ??
I can't see that. I can clock to 4.8 ghz with a Swiftech h220. temps are very low.
4.5ghz on water and 4.7ghz on air with the 4930k? that means water cooling isnt as efficient on the 2011 cpus as on the 1156/1155/1150 cpus?
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