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IntelBX80619I73930K
IntelBX80648I75930K
▲ 632,465 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q4 2011.

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▲ 584,442 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 67,211 user samples
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33,172 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.2 GHz
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 322nd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
34,039 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		74.4 % 79.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.2 Pts 87.2 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		91.6 Pts 103 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		182 Pts 205 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		344 Pts 391 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		548 Pts 642 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17%
Overclocked Score 
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.7 Pts 94.8 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		112 Pts 126 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		223 Pts 248 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		432 Pts 483 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		684 Pts 780 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
Value & Sentiment 
+1%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % Much higher market share.
+67% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		74.2 % 95.8 % Better value.
+29%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		63 % Slightly more popular.
+9% 		58 %
Price
Price (score) 		$280 $143 Much cheaper.
+49%
Nice To Haves 
+10%
Age
Newest 		151 Months 118 Months More recent.
+22%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		130 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+7% 		140 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz +3% 3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		841 Pts 983 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+17%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		681 Pts 814 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge-E Haswell-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA2011 LGA2011-V3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'11 Q3'14
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX, AES SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $583.00 - $594.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 0 GT/s
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 68 GB/s
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.4%
Average Bench 79.8%
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The 3930K has an outstanding multi-core performance profile, almost as good as you can buy at any budget, which considering its relatively reasonable price tag really make it stand out from the crowd. The reason for the extraordinary multi-core benchmark scores is down to the 3930K's six cores. Having six cores effectively results in a 50% lead over quad core cpus and a 200% percent lead over dual core cpu's. Typical desktop users rarely use more than two cores simultaneously thus rendering the additional four cores largely redundant for consumer use. In terms of regular use this CPU will offer virtually no better real world performance than the leaders in my Desktop CPU Group Test. For server orientated workloads the 3930K offers both outstanding performance and superb value for money. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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The Intel 5930K is Intel's new middle tier Haswell-E prosumer CPU. This model has base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.7 GHz and sports 6 physical cores with 12 hyperthreads. The 5930K offers enormous processing throughput but like its Haswell-E siblings it lacks in single and dual-core speed. Comparing the 5930K and 4790K shows that the 4790K offers nearly 20% more single and dual core throughput and is priced nearly 40% lower than the 5930K. The 5930K does win hands down on multi-core workloads but these are not generally relevant to consumers. Finally since the Haswell-E architecture is coupled with the X99 chipset it requires far more expensive DDR4 RAM with offers little upside over DDR3. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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