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Intel BX80648I75930K

Core i7-5930K

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

Average Bench: 79.8% (242nd of 1445)

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
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship

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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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,039 samples)
Rank 24279.8%
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 BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 697
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 910
56% 910 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
80% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 691
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 904
56% 904 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
78.7% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 194
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 616
60% 495 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,875,676 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME - $122

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel  $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples561x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples217x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples199x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples123x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples79x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples60x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 85%, 8,498 samples37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $966

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-5930K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.70 GHz)
Code NameHaswell E
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor Numberi7-5930K
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$583.00 - $594.00
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.7 GHz
Bus Speed0 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP140 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsNone

Memory

Max Memory Size64 GB
Memory TypesDDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Channels4
Memory Bandwidth68 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes40

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingNo
vPro TechNo
Identity Protection TechYes
Smart Response TechYes

Package

Package Size52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA2011-v3

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site ark.intel.com/...

LGA2011-V3

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
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9,846

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

22 days ago.

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

GBR-User
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5,788

Good

2 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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4,639

Poor

5 years ago.

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FRA-User
Avatar level
4,581

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
Avatar level
2,548

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
Avatar level
2,294

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,072

Outstanding

9 years ago.

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Terrible

6 years ago.

it is old

cocoloco
Avatar 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
Avatar 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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