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Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 49% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 49% Great: 69%

SPEED RANK: 552^nd / 1442

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

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Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 71% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 189^th / 1442

Gaming 84%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 70%

Battleship


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		61.9 %			84.2 %	Much faster effective speed. +36%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	82.4 Pts	89.6 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +9%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	90.8 Pts	127 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +40%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	160 Pts	242 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +51%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	241 Pts	426 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +77%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	246 Pts	647 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +163%


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.2 Pts	96.5 Pts	+4%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	102 Pts	142 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +39%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	190 Pts	275 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +45%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	274 Pts	482 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +76%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	275 Pts	737 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +168%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		1.19 %	Insanely higher market share. +11,800%
Value Value For Money	74.7 %		86.7 %	Better value. +16%
User Rating UBM User Rating	52 %		83 %	Much more popular. +60%
Price Price (score)	$140	Much cheaper. +44%	$250


Age Newest	129 Months		87 Months	Much more recent. +33%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +41%	91 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz		4.2 GHz	Faster base frequency. +20%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.5 GHz		4.5 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +29%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	276 Pts		747 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +171%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	247 Pts		662 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +168%


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Kaby Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	HD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'13	Q1'17
Cache Cache	4 MB SmartCache	8 MB
Embedded Options Available Embedded Options Available	Yes	No
Lithography Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$138.00 - $147.00	$339.00 - $350.00
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2013C	PCG 2015D (130W)
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	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC Memory Supported ECC Memory Supported ‡	Yes	No
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	350.00 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	2 GB	64 GB
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	No	2.0
TSX-NI Intel® TSX-NI	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	Up to 3.0	3.0
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The Intel Core i3-4330 is a budget dual-core four threaded 4th generation Haswell processor released in Q3 2013. The i3-4330 has gained popularity by offering a good balance between low power, good performance and value for money. It scores a strong effective speed of 89% with its base clock of 3.5 GHz which means that users will experience smooth and fast performance with the majority of desktop applications. Additionally its two cores and four virtual cores are adequate for most games. The i3-4330 features Intel HD Graphics 4600 which are comparable to AMD integrated graphics when it comes to 3D gaming. But serious gamers will need to keep enough money aside for a dedicated GPU. An 8% premium on the list price would buy you the i3-4340 which has a 100 MHz advantage on its base clock speed (full comparison here). ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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The Core i7-7700K is Intel’s flagship Kaby Lake based CPU which is reported to have the same IPC as its predecessor, Skylake. Comparing the 7700K and 6700K shows that both average effective speed and peak overclocked speed are up by 7%. Most of the increase in average effective speed is explained by the 5% boost in base clocks from 4.0 to 4.2 GHz. The improved peak lab speed is attributable to a combination of better overclocking capacity and improvements in Intel’s speedshift technology which make the 7700K slightly more responsive. Kaby Lake also has marginally better HD 630 integrated graphics. The i7-7700K is priced similarly to the i7-6700K so for top end gaming and workstation builds, the 7700K is the clear choice for 2017. AMD’s Ryzen will release later this year so things could change at that time. ^{[Jan '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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