Intel Core i7-3930K vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2011
Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Core i7-6700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Aug 2015
Intel Core i7-6700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    109%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    131%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    114%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3930K

14% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 31% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-3930K.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
HTT
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameSandy Bridge-EvsSkylake
Release DateNov 2011vsAug 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
Cores6vs4
Threads12vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsHD Graphics 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp67°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vs
Die Size435mm²vsunknown
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3930KIntel Core i7-6700K
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.35 Vvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3800 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4830 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    23040 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    22264 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    18898
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    17181

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3481
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4980

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    20305
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    19391

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3266
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4422

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    154.92
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    177.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3930K (simulated)
    1122.91
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    880

points - higher is better