Intel
IntelBX80646I54670K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 136,717 user samples
8,235 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.7 GHz
Poor: 62% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 392nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
128,482 User Benchmarks
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: 445th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70.5 % +4% 68 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
81.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
89.5 Pts 97.8 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
171 Pts 192 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
298 Pts 311 Pts +4%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
436 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31%
332 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.4 Pts 94.6 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
98.6 Pts 120 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
196 Pts 235 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
360 Pts 395 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
485 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+17%
415 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,714,039 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.13 % Hugely higher market share.
+550%
Value
Value For Money
71.3 % 103 % Much better value.
+44%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 62 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score)
$266 $62 Much cheaper.
+77%
Age
Newest
124+ Months +5% 130 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
486 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
413 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
444 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+33%
335 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q2'13
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
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$215.00 - $230.00 $242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
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) ‡
Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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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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