No, it's not legit. It's a basic guideline. How do I know it's not legit? 3930k is Sandy Bridge-E, and scores higher than the 4670k, which is Haswell. Almost all Haswell processors perform much better than almost all Ivy Bridge CPUs, and the 3930k is below even Ivy Bridge in that respect.
EDIT: Actually, technically, it IS legit, but not ACCURATE.
EDIT: Actually, technically, it IS legit, but not ACCURATE.
in a perfect world we would all be piles of sand with no ability to form coherent bodies of body