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IntelBX80646I74771
▲ 7216,032 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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▲ 54743 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2013.

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 240,539 user samples
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229,359 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 409th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
11,180 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 329th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		69.6 % 73.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average Score 
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.7 Pts 84.2 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		99.8 Pts 101 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		197 Pts +2% 193 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		318 Pts 340 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		345 Pts 512 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+48%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.2 Pts +1% 93.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		111 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		242 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		220 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		404 Pts 406 Pts +0%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		428 Pts 571 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+33%
Value & Sentiment 
+116%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.18 % Hugely higher market share.
+350% 		0.04 %
Value
Value For Money 		110 % Better value.
+21% 		90.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % Much more popular.
+33% 		54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$53 Much cheaper.
+59% 		$129
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		120 Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		131 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		88 Watts 84 Watts +5%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
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 		434 Pts 573 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		348 Pts 519 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+49%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$242.00 - $243.00 $314.00 - $320.00
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		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 		3.0 Up to 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.6%
Average Bench 73.5%
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The Intel Core i5-4690K is the latest incremental upgrade to Intel's unlocked mid-range quad core family of processors. The 4690K replaces the 4670K. Comparing the 4690K and 4670K shows that little has changed. The two chips share identical architecture; in fact the only difference between them is a 100 MHz bump to both the base and turbo clocks. The 100 MHz bump translates to an insignificant 2.9% performance increase. In terms of outright performance the 4690K has an effective speed of 103 which thanks to its superb single and dual core performance, is 12% stronger than the average of the group leaders. Overall the 4690K brings nothing new to the table so owners of previous flagship i5's will gain little by upgrading but as a new purchase the 4690K is a strong contender for both power users and high end gamers. [Jul '14 CPUPro]

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The Intel i7-4771 is the same as the i7-4770 apart from a 100 MHz increase in base clock from 3.4 GHz to 3.5 GHz. In theory this increase will only impact multi-core workloads because both processors have the same turbo clock of 3.9 GHz which should be engaged during single and dual core workloads. On multi-core workloads the turbo needs to be disabled in order to maintain acceptable core temperatures and operating frequencies drop to base clock where the i7-4771 has a marginal 100 MHz or 2.9% advantage. In other words the two processors should be largely identical. Looking at the i7-4770 vs the i7-4771 benchmarks verifies this. Both the 4770 and 4771 are the current top end mainstream market leaders but for the vast majority of desktop users they are probably overkill as typical consumer use rarely requires more than two cores. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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