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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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General information Core i7-3930K Core i5-6500
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 5.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 i5-6500
Overall Score 48001 0 % 43686 9 %
Future Proof 27 % 44.9 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5309 0 % 3642 31.4 %
Single Thread Score 1763.3 16.1 % 2100.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2501.3 MB/s 0 % 1672.3 MB/s 33.1 %
Compressing Data 134.5 MB/s 0 % 75.5 MB/s 43.9 %
String objects sorting 20441.2 thousand/s 0 % 9394.2 thousand/s 54 %
Prime numbers generation 38.2 millions/s 0 % 28 millions/s 26.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 31982.9 millions/s 0 % 14599.1 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12018 millions/s 2.5 % 12330.5 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 i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.3 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 155.6 FPS 135.1 FPS
Medium settings 194.5 FPS 168.9 FPS
Low settings 243.1 FPS 211.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.2 %

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 i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.0 FPS 127.3 FPS
High settings 215.9 FPS 203.8 FPS
Medium settings 269.9 FPS 254.7 FPS
Low settings 337.4 FPS 318.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.6 %
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