Intel Core i7-4930K

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 4000X
Family
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Generation
4
Name
Intel Core i7-4930K
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
40
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
130 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Ivy Bridge E
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
12 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2013
Socket
LGA 2011
Technology
22 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4930K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

293 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

205 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

507 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

286 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

616 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

357 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

245 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

152 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

209 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

166 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

284 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-4930K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

857

Intel Core i7-4930K

876

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

876

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

6569

Intel Core i7-4930K

6645

Intel Core i7-6800K

6620

Intel Core i7-11375H

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

139

Intel Core i7-4930K

140

Intel Core i5-4570

140

Intel Core i5-4570S

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1064

Intel Core i7-4930K

1068

Intel Core i7-8700T

1065

Intel Core i7-3970X

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

810

Intel Core i7-4930K

812

Intel Core i5-2500k

812

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4953

Intel Core i7-4930K

4973

Intel Core i7-3960X

4970

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3745

Intel Core i7-4930K

3763

AMD Epyc 7451

3759

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

22600

Intel Core i7-4930K

22974

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

22974

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.76

Intel Core i7-4930K

1.78

Intel Core i7-5930K

1.78

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

10.83

Intel Core i7-4930K

11.05

Intel Core i7-5820K

11.04

AMD Epyc 7251

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

13150

Intel Core i7-4930K

13236

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

13207

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark