CPUDesktopReleased Aug 29, 2014

Intel Core i7-5930K Processor

6C/12T · 3.7 GHz · 140 W

The Intel Core i7-5930K is a six-core Haswell-E processor for the X99 platform and LGA 2011-v3 socket, launched in August 2014. It differs from the cheaper Core i7-5820K mainly by higher clock speeds and the full 40 PCIe lanes, which allows more bandwidth for multi-GPU and storage setups. It supports quad-channel DDR4 memory and has no integrated graphics.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor
Segment
Desktop
Generation
Core i7 (Haswell-E)
Codename
Haswell-E
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Haswell E
Release date
Aug 29, 2014
Price
$583Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock
3.50 GHz
Boost clock
3.70 GHz
TDP (design W)
140 W
Unlocked
✓ Yes
L2 cache
1.5 MB
L3 cache
15 MB
Technology (nm)
22 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA2011
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR4-2133
4-channel
Memory size
Up to 64 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
PCIe 3.0, 40 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft's supported processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 start at 8th Gen Intel Core (plus select Core X-series 7000X models), so this processor is not supported; Windows 10 is. Microsoft has not published a separate processor list for Windows 11 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions and ChromeOS Flex are supported. macOS is not supported.

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