Core i7 4930K
Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched September 2013
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i7 4930K launched at $555 in 2013. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $788 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 42% rise over 13 years. At its launch price that is 12 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2013 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 64 (middle half of runs 60–67) across 9 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #229 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #2 of 18 in the Core i 4th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 4th gen |
| Launched | September 2013 |
| Launch price | $555 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 2011 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB |
| Rated power | 130 W (TDP) |
| Tier | 7-series |
The Intel 7-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 4765T | 2013 | $303 | $430 | — |
| Core i7 4770 | 2013 | $312 | $443 | 59 |
| Core i7 4770K | 2013 | $350 | $497 | 64 |
| Core i7 4770R | 2013 | — | — | — |
| Core i7 4770S | 2013 | $305 | $433 | — |
| Core i7 4770T | 2013 | $303 | $430 | — |
| Core i7 4771 | 2013 | $320 | $454 | — |
| Core i7 4820K | 2013 | $310 | $440 | — |
| Core i7 4930K | 2013 | $555 | $788 | 64 |
| Core i7 4960X | 2013 | $990 | $1,406 | — |
| Core i7 4785T | 2014 | $303 | $424 | — |
| Core i7 4790 | 2014 | $312 | $436 | 62 |
| Core i7 4790S | 2014 | $312 | $436 | — |
| Core i7 4790T | 2014 | $303 | $424 | — |
| Core i7 4790K | 2014 | $350 | $489 | 70 |
| Core i7 5820K | 2014 | $389 | $544 | 93 |
Compare with
- Core i7 4770 · 2013 · $312 · 59
- Core i7 4770K · 2013 · $350 · 64
- Core i7 4790 · 2014 · $312 · 62
- Core i7 4790K · 2014 · $350 · 70
- Core i7 5930K · 2014 · $583 · 87
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