Intel BX80648I75930K

Core i7-5930K

▲ Core i7-5930K
BENCHMARKS (34,039)
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -63%Memory 6%, 1-Core -81%, 2-Core -78%, 4-Core -79%, 8-Core -83%Overclocked Score -45%1-Core -56%, 2-Core -56%, 4-Core -56%, 8-Core -62%, Memory 3%Value & Sentiment -485%User Rating -63%, Market Share -1,873%, Price 27%, Value -28%Nice To Haves -92%TDP -54%, Cores -63%, Threads -33%, Lithography -136%, Base Clock 6%, Turbo Clock -29%, 64-Core -95%, 64-Core -121%, Age -304%

Average Bench: 79.8% (252^nd of 1459)

Based on 34,039 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF000306F2, , 0000000000000000, 0F8BFBFF000306F2, 1F8BFBFF000306F2 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz

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]}

Poor: 70%Average: 79.8% Great: 91%

Gaming 80%

Battleship

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 70%

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7-5930K averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-5930K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 87.2Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 391Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-5930K is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-5930K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 814Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 642Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 34,039 samples)

Rank 25279.8%

Min	Avg	Max
77.6	Memory 87.2	94.8
81.1	1-Core 103	126
173	2-Core 205	248
75.6% 132 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
326	4-Core 391	483
540	8-Core 642	780
63.1% 516 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
675	64-Core 814	983
50.4% 814 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ESP-User, 49 mins ago.Core i7-5930K,

SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

93.2% Outstanding

Memory 95.8

1-Core 115

2-Core 235

85% 149 Pts

4-Core 488

8-Core 822

80% 655 Pts

64-Core 1,015

63% 1,015 Pts

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.Core i7-5930K,

SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)

79.4% Very good

Memory 85.6

1-Core 100

2-Core 185

72% 124 Pts

4-Core 394

8-Core 602

62% 498 Pts

64-Core 790

49% 790 Pts

CAN-User, 5 hrs ago.Core i7-5930K,

SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

78.1% Very good

Memory 90.7

1-Core 95.1

2-Core 183

72% 123 Pts

4-Core 354

8-Core 597

58% 476 Pts

64-Core 766

47% 766 Pts

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.Core i7-5930K,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

75% Very good

Memory 89.7

1-Core 99.7

2-Core 180

73% 123 Pts

4-Core 326

8-Core 560

54% 443 Pts

64-Core 734

45% 734 Pts

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	123x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	79x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	60x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair $70Bench 85%, 8,498 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	28x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $928

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.70 GHz)
Code Name	Haswell E
Launch Date	Q3'14
Processor Number	i7-5930K
# of Cores	6
# of Threads	12
Cache	15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	22 nm
Recommended Price	$583.00 - $594.00
Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	140 W

Graphics

Processor Graphics	None

Memory

Max Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Channels	4
Memory Bandwidth	68 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No
vPro Tech	No
Identity Protection Tech	Yes
Smart Response Tech	Yes

Package

Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	LGA2011-v3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

Comments

CPUPro

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2,080

LGA2011-V3

Added 9 years ago.

USA-User

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9,918

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

3 months ago.

Just put it to rest after 10 years of service. Great processor.

GBR-User

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5,828

Good

3 years ago.

It's been kicking ass for 5+ years

Comment

Moved to Intel from AMD... I use this chip for Adobe cc work. I am staggered by its performance. When it's coupled with a PCIe SSD it's a nuclear powered warp drive galactic mothership!—Oct '14

IDN-User

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4,673

Poor

6 years ago.

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FRA-User

level
4,611

Excellent

3 years ago.

very power processor. can run number of vm in same time I play a game. but sometime, I would like have 2 more core inside. and limitation to 64 GB of memory is small. Regarding limitation of skylake CPU, this is the better. It can run a sli with 40 PCIe lane (not 16) a have PCIe SSD and M2 drive.

FIN-User

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2,562

Excellent

2 years ago.

have been last 5y in use n still no need to upgrade for gaming purpose, even i have been 4k(or 3440x1440) since 2014

NOR-User

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2,300

Excellent

2 years ago.

Its a very good cpu if you use it for graphics rendering and 3d modelling, like Maya or Max.

CPUPro

level
2,080

Outstanding

9 years ago.

yaabalfazl

level
92

Terrible

6 years ago.

it is old

cocoloco

level
8

Excellent

7 years ago.

This processor run easily at 4.5 Ghz and is stable like a rock... I won't change this system for a good 3 to even 4 years...

GottmitunsAlex

level
4

Excellent

4 years ago.

The 5930K OC'ed (4.5Ghz) on air (Noctua Dh-15)paired with a Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB NVME, 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz CL14 and an RTX 2080Ti... 153 gaming /158 desktop/131 workstation UFO on everything. This 6 year old mobo/processor still rocks in 2020.

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Intel BX80648I75930K

Core i7-5930K

Average Bench: 79.8% (252nd of 1459)

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Average Bench: 79.8% (252^nd of 1459)