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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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General information Core i7-3930K Core i5-2500
Launched Q4 2011 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge
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 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3930K Core i5-2500
Overall Score 48113 0 % 40520 15.8 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 21 % 22.2 %
Benchmark Score 5359 0 % 2696 49.7 %
Single Thread Score 1737 0 % 1696.8 2.3 %
Encrypting Data 2524 MB/s 0 % 1039.9 MB/s 58.8 %
Compressing Data 135.5 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 51.9 %
String objects sorting 20523.6 thousand/s 0 % 9088.1 thousand/s 55.7 %
Prime numbers generation 38 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 37.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32241.4 millions/s 0 % 14601.2 millions/s 54.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11922 millions/s 0 % 7399.8 millions/s 37.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3930K, Core i5-2500.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.1 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 155.4 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 194.3 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 242.9 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.1 %

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 i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.1 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 216.1 FPS 194.7 FPS
Medium settings 270.1 FPS 243.4 FPS
Low settings 337.6 FPS 304.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.9 %
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