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Intel logo Core i7-4930K
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-4930K Core i7-3970X
Launched Q1 2013 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge-E Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.4 GHz 2.9 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 2.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 13.3 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-4930K Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 49659 0 % 48363 2.6 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 28 % 17.6 %
Benchmark Score 6081 0 % 5471 10 %
Single Thread Score 1975.7 0 % 1838.2 7 %
Encrypting Data 2811 MB/s 0 % 2688 MB/s 4.4 %
Compressing Data 153.2 MB/s 0 % 143.5 MB/s 6.3 %
String objects sorting 21488.7 thousand/s 0 % 21273.4 thousand/s 1 %
Prime numbers generation 40.9 millions/s 0 % 40.4 millions/s 1.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 35145.9 millions/s 0 % 31791.9 millions/s 9.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17625.1 millions/s 0 % 12710.8 millions/s 27.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-4930K, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-4930K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.2 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 163.5 FPS 157.4 FPS
Medium settings 204.3 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 255.4 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %

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 i7-4930K Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.2 FPS 135.9 FPS
High settings 221.2 FPS 217.5 FPS
Medium settings 276.5 FPS 271.8 FPS
Low settings 345.6 FPS 339.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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