IntelBX80633I74930K
AMDYD180XBCAEWOF

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,254 user samples
22,204 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 279th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
30,050 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 362nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
71.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+22%
70.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
95.4 Pts 107 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
191 Pts 208 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
369 Pts 394 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
594 Pts 686 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+18%
80.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
118 Pts 120 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
235 Pts 239 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
452 Pts 469 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
728 Pts 846 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+16%
Market Share
Based on 67,698,050 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
103 % 109 % Slightly better value.
+6%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 66 % More popular.
+25%
Price
Price (score)
$95 $60 Much cheaper.
+37%
Age
Newest
127 Months 85 Months Much more recent.
+33%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
130 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+27%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 4 GHz +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
913 Pts 1238 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+36%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
747 Pts 1065 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+43%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge-E Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA2011 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The Intel i7-4930K has six cores rather the standard four. The additional two cores improve multi-core throughput by 50% but leave single and dual-core speeds unchanged. Comparing the 4930K to the 3930K, its predecessor, shows that little has changed in terms of performance. At peak performance when both processors are overclocked the 4930K leads by around 7%. As well superb multi-core performance, both processors also have very strong single and dual core performance. The main downside to the 4930K is the fact that it still runs on the same FCLGA2011 platform as its predecessor, as a result purchasing it would effectively mean buying into a technology that is over three years old. In most cases, it would probably make sense to wait for a Haswell based hexacore. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 7 1800X is AMD's flagship Ryzen CPU. Clocked at 3.6 GHz with a turbo frequency of 4.0 GHz (stock) this chip offers a staggering level of multi-core performance. Comparing the 1800X with the Intel i7-6850K shows that the 1800X delivers 25% more multi-core throughput than its more expensive counterpart. Historically AMD's CPU architecture has had a much lower IPC than Intel's and consequently Intel have dominated the CPU market since 2009. Comparing IPC between Intel's Kaby Lake and Ryzen shows a maximum gap of just 9%. A very welcome shake-up of the CPU market will unfold as the remaining Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 models are rolled out. For now the 1800X offers workstation users similar processing power to a $1,000 i7-6900K at half the price. [Mar '17 CPUPro]

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