IntelBX80646I74770K
IntelBX80684I58500

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 215,976 user samples
172,887 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 327th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
43,089 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 207th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.6 % 82.1 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.6 Pts +4% 82.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
101 Pts 116 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
192 Pts 230 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
334 Pts 448 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
497 Pts 585 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96 Pts +2% 94.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
122 Pts 123 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
232 Pts 244 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+5%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
403 Pts 484 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
609 Pts 675 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11%
Market Share
Based on 67,760,496 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.3 % Slightly higher market share.
+7%
0.28 %
Value
Value For Money
92.7 % 93.7 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
64 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
60 %
Price
Price (score)
$120 Much cheaper.
+30%
$172
Age
Newest
133 Months 74+ Months Much more recent.
+44%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
620 Pts 694 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+12%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
513 Pts 608 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+19%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'13 Q2'18
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$339.00 - $350.00 $192.00 - $235.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 4.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013D PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.25 GHz 1.10 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
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
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
Up to 3.0 3.0

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