Intel Core i7-4930K vs Intel Core i5-6600K

Intel Core i7-4930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i7-4930K
Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    119%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    121%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    156%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4930K

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 56% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6600K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% 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 i7-4930K.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i7-4930K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4930K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy Bridge-EvsSkylake
Release DateSep 2013vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
Cores6vs4
Threads12vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsHD Graphics 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size257mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-4930KIntel Core i5-6600K
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.35 Vvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4485 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    25214 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    16100 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    20150
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    13321

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    3804
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4677

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    22450
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    15019

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    3404
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4217

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
    140.4
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    166

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
    1016.22
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    602

points - higher is better