Intel Core i7-5930K vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-5930K and AMD FX-8140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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).

Intel Core i7-5930K

AMD FX-8140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5930K

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2055 vs 1273
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10324 vs 4860

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2014 vs October 2012
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2055 vs 1273
PassMark - CPU mark	10324 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 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-5930K
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2055

1273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10324

4860

Name	Intel Core i7-5930K	AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2055	1273
PassMark - CPU mark	10324	4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5795
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-5930K	AMD FX-8140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell E	Zambezi
Launch date	September 2014	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$613
Place in performance rating	1885	1874
Price now	$597.99
Processor Number	i7-5930K
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Die size	356 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.8 °C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	2600 million	1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 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® AVX2
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™)