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Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 60% Great: 85%

SPEED RANK: 339^th / 1442

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 58%

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Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 59% Great: 83%

SPEED RANK: 353^rd / 1442

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 58%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73 %	+1%		72.4 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.7 Pts	+1%	86.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96 Pts		96.5 Pts	+1%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	183 Pts	+1%	182 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	318 Pts	+1%	314 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	460 Pts	+0%	458 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.4 Pts		96.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	121 Pts	+4%	116 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	236 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%	222 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	412 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +8%	382 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	600 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +8%	557 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.05 %		0.18 %	Hugely higher market share. +260%
Value Value For Money	99.8 %	Better value. +22%	82.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %		62 %	More popular. +13%
Price Price (score)	$89	Much cheaper. +49%	$175


Age Newest	151 Months		144 Months	+5%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watts		77 Watts	More energy efficient. +19%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		8 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		22 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +31%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	606 Pts	Slightly faster OC 64-core speed. +6%	573 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	466 Pts		471 Pts	+1%


Series CPU Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA1155	FCLGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 3000	HD 4000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'11	Q2'12
Lithography Lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$332.00 - $342.00
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
Wireless Display Intel® Wireless Display	No	Yes
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	2	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.35 GHz	1.15 GHz
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	2.0	3.0
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The Core i7-2700K is a 3.5GHz Sandy Bridge processor. Sporting four cores and eight threads the 2700K has a strong performance profile, even by today's standards. Comparing the 2700K and the 4770K shows that although the 4770K is two generations and nearly two years newer there is still only around 7% separating the processors in terms of overall calculation throughput. The 4770K does have a 12% lower TDP and it's also compatible with Intel's latest platform so as a new purchase it is the clear winner, but owners of the 2700K are only missing out on marginally better performance. ^{[Mar '14 CPUPro]}

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The third gen Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K can't really be described as a consumer orientated processor. With 8 threads and four cores its capabilities are better aligned to server use. For price insensitive consumers that want the best of the best, this is currently one of the fastest processors available. The PassMark Single Thread score of 2080 points puts the 3770K right at the top of the pack in terms of raw processing power and real world performance. The GeekBench and PassMark scores of 17210 and 9653 are within 20% or so of the best we have ever seen. Despite the near record breaking processing throughputs the 3770K is only rated at 77 TDP, which is very low by historical standards. For typical consumer use there are better value propositions out there. ^{[May '13 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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