Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz Can Run PC Game System Requirements

Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz Performance Specification

CPU Speed

Turbo Speed

Physical Cores

Threads

CPU Codename

TDP (Power)

Lithography

CPU socket

Main Link

Bit Width

Max Temp.

Memory Channels

Maximum memory

Processor GPU

CPU Details

3.2 GHz

3.8 GHz

6 cores

12 threads

Sandy Bridge-E

130W

32nm

LGA 2011/Socket R

Link

64 Bit

67°C

64GB

None

Notebook CPU

Unlocked Multiplier

L1 Cache

L2 Cache

L3 Cache

Approved

GD RATING

Release price

CPU Features

No the Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz processor is NOT a laptop and notebook CPU

Yes the Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz processor has a unlocked multiplier

384Kb

1536Kb

12Mb

Yes, the Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz processor has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz Game Requirement Analysis

Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.2GHz is an extreme processor based on the 32nm, Sandy Bridge architecture.

It offers 6 Physical Cores (12 Logical), initially clocked at 3.2GHz, which may go up to 3.8GHz and 12MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost and Virtualization are activated and the processor has multiplier unlocked.

The processor DOES NOT integrated any graphics. and has a rated board TDP of 130W.

Compared to Core i7-3770K there's an overall 24% performance boost. Its performance is exceptionally good and enough for even the most demanding applications.

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LSDgaming

LSDgaming's Rig
Saved at: Jan-09-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Gigabyte Windforce 2X OC 6GB oc: 5%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S3 NEO I9301I

LSDgaming's Game Library

01:50 Jan-08-2017

Bought this lil' muh'f*cker for 130$. It's gold.

VMDenis

VMDenis's Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Ryzen R5 1600

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Meizu MX5

VMDenis's Game Library

13:30 May-06-2016

I want to upgrade my rig to this cpu (found it for 200$ almost new) but i don't know what motherboard to get for that…
can some one give me solid suggestions… google cant find me sh* and i don't trust them that much…
thanks in advance!!

Axilleas

Axilleas's Rig
Saved at: Dec-23-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Athlon X4 860K

GFX

Radeon R9 270X MSI Gaming 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

Axilleas's Game Library

15:08 Oct-25-2015

127% worse ahhahahah my 860k is 70 euros and this ….

nblandino

nblandino's Test Rig
Saved at: Apr-11-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 EVGA SC GAMING 6GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 3000MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

nblandino's Game Library

20:33 Dec-19-2016

I found one for £65 online from a reliable seller

DesktopElitist

DesktopElitist's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8320 oc: 10%

GFX

Radeon RX 480 Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

DesktopElitist's Game Library

18:22 Aug-17-2015

16% pffft

SylarTTFU

SylarTTFU's Rig
Saved at: Aug-18-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz oc: 30%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI

RAM

16GB DDR3 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

LG G2

SylarTTFU's Game Library

22:27 Jun-19-2015

Still rocking ;)

gilantran

gilantran's Rig
Saved at: Jul-21-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz oc: 10%

GFX

GeForce GTX 670 SLI

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 32GB

gilantran's Game Library

13:20 Jan-31-2014

-10

i love this CPU.. no more bottleneck with my SLi :D

made2kill

made2kill's Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3330 3.0GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti EVGA SC Gaming 4GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 800MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

Xiamoi Redmi Note 3

made2kill's Game Library

08:57 Oct-03-2013

107% better than mine, :P

power2233

power2233's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Zotac OC Edition 4GB oc: 5%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Xiaomi Mi 4

power2233's Game Library

09:49 Apr-10-2014

-5

mine is 187%

EricNorthman

EricNorthman's Rig
Saved at: Mar-02-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 750 Asus 1GB OC Edition

RAM

4GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

Phone

HTC One V

EricNorthman's Game Library

18:02 Sep-19-2013

This one is beast :)

perkdrinker

perkdrinker's Rig
Saved at: Aug-20-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 4S 16GB

perkdrinker's Game Library

06:12 Jul-29-2013

will this work with an ASUS Maximus V FORMULA mobo?

Hanno30

Hanno30's Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Ryzen R7 1700

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 MSI OC 3GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Hanno30's Game Library

20:18 Jul-29-2013

No thats not working:(

Slobadobdob

Slobadobdob's Rig
Saved at: Oct-08-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 4S 16GB

Slobadobdob's Game Library

08:08 Jan-23-2013

is this worth an upgrade?

bubzyz

bubzyz's Rig
Saved at: Aug-16-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-6850K 6-Core 3.6GHz oc: 20%

GFX

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI oc: 20%

RAM

32GB DDR4 2800MHz

RES

3440 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 128GB

bubzyz's Game Library

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08:21 Jan-23-2013

if you go with a 3770k it will be like a 15% less performance but you wont have to change motherboards.

power2233

power2233's Test Rig
Saved at: Aug-21-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Zotac OC Edition 4GB oc: 5%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

Phone

Xiaomi Mi 4

power2233's Game Library

09:50 Apr-10-2014

-5

I agree with bubzyz

No need to change mobo x79 mobo are really expensive

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Release period
14-Nov-2011

Avg. User Score GD Rating

8.3

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Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz Weblinks

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Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

FX-9370

23%

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

RAM

11GB

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Core i7-3930K 6-Core 3.20GHz Extras

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