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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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General information Core i7-3930K Core i5-4590
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.2 GHz 3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 84 W 35.4 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3930K Core i5-4590
Overall Score 47811 0 % 42998 10.1 %
Future Proof 27 % 35.7 % 42 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5225 0 % 3418 34.6 %
Single Thread Score 1759.8 15.6 % 2084.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 2501.3 MB/s 0 % 1346 MB/s 46.2 %
Compressing Data 136.4 MB/s 0 % 75.6 MB/s 44.6 %
String objects sorting 20626.6 thousand/s 0 % 10320.9 thousand/s 50 %
Prime numbers generation 38 millions/s 0 % 31.9 millions/s 16.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32402.9 millions/s 0 % 16068.7 millions/s 50.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12090 millions/s 0.1 % 12103.1 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3930K, Core i5-4590.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.2 FPS 82.8 FPS
High settings 155.5 FPS 132.5 FPS
Medium settings 194.4 FPS 165.7 FPS
Low settings 243.0 FPS 207.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-3930K Core i5-4590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.5 FPS 126.8 FPS
High settings 216.8 FPS 202.8 FPS
Medium settings 271.0 FPS 253.5 FPS
Low settings 338.7 FPS 316.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.4 %
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