Intel Core i7-4960X vs Intel Core i7-4930K

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-4960X and Intel Core i7-4930K. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

836Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score794
4970Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4826
9943PassMark CPU Mark Rating9317
2079PassMark Single Thread Rating1964
60573DMark Time Spy Physics Score6007

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-4960XProcessorIntel Core i7-4930K
3600 MHzFrequency3400 MHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency3900 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
130 WTDP130 W
Ivy Bridge ECodenameIvy Bridge E
FCLGA2011PackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

836Single-Core Score802
4438Multi-Core Score4140
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXEMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79
High performancePower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-4960XNameIntel Core i7-4930K
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4
3.60 GHzBase Frequency3.40 GHz
4.00 GHzMaximum Frequency4298 MHz
Socket 2011 LGAPackageSocket 2011 LGA
Ivy Bridge-ECodenameIvy Bridge-E
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
15.0 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize56.00 GB
667 MHzFrequency799 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

836Single-Core Score802
936Crypto Score925
800Integer Score758
896Floating Point Score 878
936
1.60 GB/sec
AES-XTS925
1.58 GB/sec
1007
5.09 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)781
3.95 MB/sec
928
43.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression928
43.9 Mpixels/sec
779
2.20 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)742
2.09 MTE/sec
731
857.9 KElements/sec
HTML5673
789.7 KElements/sec
726
227.4 Krows/sec
SQLite733
229.6 Krows/sec
788
42.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering805
43.7 Mpixels/sec
759
241.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering766
243.9 KB/sec
750
5.84 Klines/sec
Clang679
5.29 Klines/sec
773
8.96 images/sec
Camera748
8.67 images/sec
877
1.10 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics699
874.0 Kpairs/sec
869
5380.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics889
5509.8 FPS
751
41.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur726
39.9 Mpixels/sec
824
6.35 images/sec
Face Detection821
6.32 images/sec
840
20.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection885
21.8 Mpixels/sec
1485
72.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1399
68.6 Mpixels/sec
1518
20.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1541
21.0 Mpixels/sec
970
778.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing992
796.3 Kpixels/sec
593
5.32 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion618
5.54 Kpixels/sec
1014
32.4 Words/sec
Speech Recognition890
28.5 Words/sec
577
22.3 images/sec
Machine Learning620
23.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4438Multi-Core Score4140
3280Crypto Score4847
4422Integer Score4001
4666Floating Point Score 4322
3280
5.59 GB/sec
AES-XTS4847
8.26 GB/sec
6288
31.8 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)4719
23.9 MB/sec
6083
287.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression5151
243.7 Mpixels/sec
2195
6.19 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2876
8.11 MTE/sec
4333
5.09 MElements/sec
HTML53665
4.30 MElements/sec
4996
1.57 Mrows/sec
SQLite3893
1.22 Mrows/sec
4954
268.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering4529
245.8 Mpixels/sec
3548
1.10 MB/sec
Text Rendering4128
1.28 MB/sec
4945
38.5 Klines/sec
Clang3718
29.0 Klines/sec
4092
47.4 images/sec
Camera3793
44.0 images/sec
5178
6.48 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics4352
5.44 Mpairs/sec
6379
39518.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics5250
32525.2 FPS
4204
231.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3934
216.2 Mpixels/sec
5126
39.5 images/sec
Face Detection4383
33.7 images/sec
4853
119.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection4725
116.5 Mpixels/sec
6912
339.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5954
292.1 Mpixels/sec
8767
119.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR7924
108.0 Mpixels/sec
6332
5.08 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing5848
4.70 Mpixels/sec
3744
33.5 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3388
30.4 Kpixels/sec
3067
98.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition3020
96.6 Words/sec
1501
58.0 images/sec
Machine Learning1870
72.2 images/sec