CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700K vs 4930K among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700K
6.5
Core i7 4930K
6.8
Core i7 4790K
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700K
10.0
Core i7 4930K
9.3
Core i7 4790K
9.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700K
n.d.
Core i7 4930K
n.d.
Core i7 4790K
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700K
7.6
Core i7 4930K
0.0
Core i7 4790K
6.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700K
5.2
Core i7 4930K
5.0
Core i7 4790K
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700K
7.3
Core i7 4930K
4.6
Core i7 4790K
8.4
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
9.1

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700K
9.1
Core i7 4930K
5.5
Core i7 4790K
9.1

Winner
Intel Core i7 4930K 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4930K  based on its performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 35.02 mHash/s vs 9.56 mHash/s Around 3.8x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score
Higher clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz Around 20% higher clock speed
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 73.94W vs 105.63W 30% lower typical power consumption
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,349 vs 1,998 Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jul, 2013 Release date over 2 years later
Much lower annual home energy cost 21.92 $/year vs 31.32 $/year 30% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 79.72 $/year vs 113.88 $/year More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better performance per dollar 2.37 pt/$ vs 0.91 pt/$ More than 2.5x better performance per dollar
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
Significantly better performance per watt 7.92 pt/W vs 3.49 pt/W More than 2.2x better performance per watt
More cores 6 vs 4 2 more cores; run more applications at once
More threads 12 vs 8 4 more threads
Better PassMark score 13,063 vs 11,109 Around 20% better PassMark score
More l2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core Around 35% more l2 cache per core

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 4930K

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
35.02 mHash/s
Core i7 4930K
9.56 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K
26.72 mPixels/s
Core i7 4930K
7.61 mPixels/s

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 4930K
19,954

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 4930K
3,357

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 4930K
2,430,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
17,169
Core i7 4930K
20,124

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 4930K
13,063

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 4930K
1,998

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 6700K  vs
4930K 
Clock speed 4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
Cores Quad 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
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 91W 130W
Annual home energy cost 21.92 $/year 31.32 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 79.72 $/year 113.88 $/year
Performance per watt 3.49 pt/W 7.92 pt/W
Typical power consumption 73.94W 105.63W

bus
Architecture FSB DMI 2.0
Number of links 0 0
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 6700K  vs
4930K 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 12
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.33 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 64°C Unknown - 66.8°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.61 GHz 4.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz 4.62 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.61 GHz 4.5 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 350 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Quad Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 59,733.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 65,536 MB
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Comments

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spannermonkey (06:52 AM, February 27, 2018)
4930 is also £140 ebay
Haden Tate (07:47 AM, February 16, 2018)
i got a 4930k overclock to 4.78 ghz maxing at 58 temp on h115i the think is quite the beast
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