UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-6400 vs i7-3770K

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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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171,457 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 39% Great: 71%

SPEED RANK: 566^th / 1442

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 45%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		72.4 %	Faster effective speed. +19%		60.8 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	86.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +16%	75.2 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.5 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +14%	84.6 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	182 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +10%	166 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	314 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%	267 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	458 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +60%	286 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.4 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	86.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	116 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +21%	96.1 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	222 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +17%	189 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	382 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +14%	335 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	557 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +62%	344 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.21 %		0.43 %	Hugely higher market share. +105%
Value Value For Money	82.2 %		85.9 %	+5%
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	More popular. +13%	55 %
Price Price (score)	$175		$79	Much cheaper. +55%


Age Newest	144 Months		103 Months	More recent. +28%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watts		65 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +30%	2.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +18%	3.3 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	573 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +66%	346 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	471 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +64%	288 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Skylake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4000	HD 530
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'12	Q3'15
Cache Cache	8 MB SmartCache	6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$332.00 - $342.00	$182.00 - $187.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	2011D	PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	650 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	950 MHz
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
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