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Intel Core i7 5930K
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See full details | Intel Core i7 5930K vs 4790K |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
by PCMag (Jul, 2014)If you just upgraded last year, the benefits probably aren't substantial enough, but if you upgraded in 2010 or before, the Core i7-4790K is a worthwhile investment, and is our new Editors' Choice for high-end processors.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
9.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 5930K vs the 4790K. | |||||||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required |
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summary | Core i7 5930K | vs | 4790K |
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Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Quad 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 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 140W | 88W | |
Annual home energy cost | 33.73 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 122.64 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.41 pt/W | 11.42 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 113.75W | 71.5W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 0 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 5930K | vs | 4790K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 12 | 8 | |
L3 cache | 15 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.78 GHz | 4.64 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.45 GHz | 4.8 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 7,634.4 | 6,925.3 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.78 GHz | 4.64 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
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 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR | |||
Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 32,768 MB |
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