Intel Core i7-4930K vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4930K and AMD FX-8140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4930K

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1959 vs 1273
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9397 vs 4860
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs October 2012
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1959 vs 1273
PassMark - CPU mark 9397 vs 4860

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Number of cores 8 vs 6
L2 cache 8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4930K
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1959
1273
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9397
4860
Name Intel Core i7-4930K AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark 1959 1273
PassMark - CPU mark 9397 4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 811
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4953
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 69.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.329

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-4930K AMD FX-8140

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge E Zambezi
Launch date September 2013 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $670
Place in performance rating 1887 1871
Price now $397.99
Processor Number i7-4930K
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.63
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 257 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 8192 KB
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 66.8
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 12
Transistor count 1860 million 1200 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600/1866 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)