Intel Core i7 4960X vs 4930K

older Released September, 2013

Intel Core i7 4960X

3.6 GHz
Hexa core
Unlocked

6 Out of 10

It has been two years since Intel launched its six-core Sandy Bridge-E series and its accompanying LGA2011 socket.

by PCMag (Sep, 2013)

older Released July, 2013

Intel Core i7 4930K

3.4 GHz
Hexa core
Unlocked

6 Out of 10

The new processors are going to based on a 22nm process and a new tri-gate architecture that will take overall performance and efficiency to the next level.

by hassan-mujtaba (Aug, 2013)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4960X 10.0 Core i7 4930K 9.7 Core i7 4790K 9.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4960X 7.9 Core i7 4930K 7.6 Core i7 4790K 10.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 4960X 0.0 Core i7 4930K 0.0 Core i7 4790K 8.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 4960X 0.0 Core i7 4930K 0.0 Core i7 4790K 7.8
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 4960X 6.1 Core i7 4930K 6.0 Core i7 4790K 10.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 4960X 5.0 Core i7 4930K 5.4 Core i7 4790K 6.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

No winner declared

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Intel Core i7 4960X

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Intel Core i7 4930K

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CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4960X

32.99 mHash/s

Core i7 4930K

9.56 mHash/s

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X

20,658

Core i7 4930K

19,954

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X

3,479

Core i7 4930K

3,357

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X

2,560,000 MB/s

Core i7 4930K

2,430,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X

20,896

Core i7 4930K

20,124

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4960X

23,903

Core i7 4930K

22,426

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 4960X

13,855

Core i7 4930K

13,067

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 4960X

2,075

Core i7 4930K

1,998

summary	Core i7 4960X	4930K
Clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4 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	31.32 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	113.88 $/year	113.88 $/year
Performance per watt	7.85 pt/W	7.91 pt/W
Typical power consumption	105.63W	105.63W
bus
Architecture	DMI 2.0	DMI 2.0
Number of links	1	0
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 4960X	4930K
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	15 MB	12 MB
L3 cache per core	2.5 MB/core	2 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 66.8°C	Unknown - 66.8°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.32 GHz	4.62 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.5 GHz	4.5 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
Channels	Quad Channel	Quad Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	59,733.32 MB/s	59,733.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size	65,536 MB	65,536 MB

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MrGarb (05:06 PM, November 21, 2014)

I wouldn't be surprised if the company made the price tag of the 4960 so much higher as a facade for customers to flock to the 4930, all while saying "wow look how much better this one is, I'll have to get it."

Blaze (05:48 PM, June 1, 2014)

I don't see how the winnder would be the 4960X... When the 4930K is like, a very small tap around 500$ less for pretty much the same performance and overclocking capability.

Luffy (01:20 PM, April 28, 2014)

Wow... two totally different prices, but very similar performance.

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