UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-4130 vs i5-4670K

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Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 51% Base clock 3.4 GHz

Poor: 51% Great: 79%

SPEED RANK: 445^th / 1442

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 51%

Yacht

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Best Bench: 63% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 32% Great: 63%

SPEED RANK: 730^th / 1442

Gaming 52%

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Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 38%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		68 %	Faster effective speed. +30%		52.3 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.8 Pts	Lower memory latency. +16%	70.8 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	97.8 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +23%	79.2 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	192 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +37%	140 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	311 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +59%	196 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	332 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +60%	207 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.6 Pts	+4%	91.2 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	120 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +27%	94.3 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	235 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +41%	167 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	395 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +64%	241 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	415 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +71%	243 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.12 %	Much higher market share. +50%	0.08 %
Value Value For Money	103 %	Better value. +16%	88.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	More popular. +15%	54 %
Price Price (score)	$62		$42	Much cheaper. +33%


Age Newest	130 Months		127 Months	+2%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watts		54 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +36%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	2 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +12%	3.4 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	413 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +69%	244 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	335 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +60%	209 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	HD 4400
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'13	Q3'13
Cache Cache	6 MB SmartCache	3 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$242.00 - $243.00	$117.00
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2013D	PCG 2013C
ECC Memory Supported ECC Memory Supported ‡	No	Yes
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD graphics 4400
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.2 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	No
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
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The Intel Core i5-4670K is the latest middle tier desktop processor from the fourth generation of Intel's Core range codenamed "Haswell". In terms of raw performance this processor slightly bests its predecessor the 3570K achieving approximately 10% higher server benchmark scores. In terms of real world performance the single core improvements are more relevant as more than two cores are rarely used for most typical consumer tasks and these have also improved by around 10% over the 3570K. It's not all good news though as the price increase of 14% more than offsets the performance improvements. This processor currently represents approximately the same value for money as its predecessor, the i5-3570K. ^{[Jun '13 CPUPro]}

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From the point of view of a consumer that typically uses a PC for surfing the web, checking email, listening to music and watching videos, I consider that the Haswell i3 processors currently represent the best value for money. The i3-4130 has a performance profile that is just 7% below the top nine group leader average yet it only costs half as much. Power users that play intensive 3d games or run video editing, graphics design or CAD packages will benefit from more than two cores and will do well to look elsewhere but for regular users overall responsiveness will remain largely unchanged regardless of how much more is spent on the CPU. (My new value pick is the G3420 which supersedes my recommendation of the i3-4130.) ^{[Sep '13 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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