Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i7-4930K

Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 10 / Jun 2017
Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Core i7-4930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i7-4930K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    174%
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    136%
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    213%
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7900X

Much higher single threaded performance (around 36% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 113% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 74% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4930K

None

Intel Core i9-7900X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7900X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-7900X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7900X

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameSkylake-XvsIvy Bridge-E
Release DateJun 2017vsSep 2013

Cores

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache14080 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
SocketIntel Socket 2066vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA2066vsFC-LGA10
Die Size308mm²vs257mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i7-4930K
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.35 V
TDP140 Wvs130 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    5160 points
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    4017 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    47520 points
  • Intel Core i7-4930K
    25214 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    2169
  • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
    1016.22

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    191
  • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
    140.4

points - higher is better