Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-930 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 20.48

Overall Rank:
2512th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2694th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
752nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $144.95 USD (2024-10-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2969

Single Thread Rating

1269

Samples: 2022*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,895
Thread: 1,237

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	15,692 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,747 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,684 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	550.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,455 KBytes/Sec
Physics	382 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,807 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,269 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,969

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		20.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		1,269

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2287866 - Dec 19 2024		3227
BL2285487 - Dec 18 2024		3166
BL2279312 - Dec 15 2024		4421
BL2268434 - Dec 07 2024		3331
BL2268355 - Dec 07 2024		3300

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz
As of 23rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,969
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,351 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,001 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		2,400 (-19.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,882 (+30.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,329 (+12.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i7-930		3,001 (+1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-930		2,839 (-4.4%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-930		3,542 (+19.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,318 (+11.8%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i7-930		3,314 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-930		3,221 (+8.5%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i7-930		3,193 (+7.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		572

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