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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2622 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4930K.
Advantages of Core i7-4930K
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $98.00 vs $345.00
- Up to 69% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.64 vs $2.04 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-4930K - 169 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4930K - 32 vs 12 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-4930K Processor - BX80633I74930K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4930K | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-4930K or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
74 FPS
$17.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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74 FPS
$19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$52.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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141 FPS
$20.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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88 FPS
$32.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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169 FPS
$30.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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61 FPS
$36.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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38 FPS
$67.1/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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