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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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General information Core i7-3930K Core i3-540
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Clarkdale
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 3.1 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 73 W 43.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-3930K Core i3-540
Overall Score 47993 0 % 31563 34.2 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 17 % 37 %
Benchmark Score 5305 0 % 992 81.3 %
Single Thread Score 1749 0 % 1263.4 27.8 %
Encrypting Data 2536.6 MB/s 0 % 2265.8 MB/s 10.7 %
Compressing Data 136.5 MB/s 0 % 32.8 MB/s 76 %
String objects sorting 20753.7 thousand/s 0 % 4562.4 thousand/s 78 %
Prime numbers generation 37.8 millions/s 0 % 9.9 millions/s 73.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32163.8 millions/s 0 % 7998.4 millions/s 75.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11915.1 millions/s 0 % 3496.5 millions/s 70.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3930K, Core i3-540.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.2 FPS 48.6 FPS
High settings 155.6 FPS 77.7 FPS
Medium settings 194.5 FPS 97.1 FPS
Low settings 243.1 FPS 121.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 50.1 %

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 i3-540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.0 FPS 106.1 FPS
High settings 216.0 FPS 169.8 FPS
Medium settings 270.0 FPS 212.3 FPS
Low settings 337.5 FPS 265.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.4 %
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