UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-3770K vs i7-4930K

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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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Best Bench: 88% Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 88%

SPEED RANK: 279^th / 1442

Gaming 77%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 67%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		72.4 %			76.9 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +6%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	86.9 Pts	+2%	85.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.5 Pts	+1%	95.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	182 Pts		191 Pts	+5%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	314 Pts		369 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +18%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	458 Pts		594 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +30%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.4 Pts	+2%	94.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	116 Pts		118 Pts	+2%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	222 Pts		235 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	382 Pts		452 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +18%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	557 Pts		728 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +31%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.18 %	Hugely higher market share. +260%	0.05 %
Value Value For Money	82.2 %		105 %	Better value. +28%
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	More popular. +17%	53 %
Price Price (score)	$175		$90	Much cheaper. +49%


Age Newest	145 Months		128 Months	More recent. +12%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +41%	130 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads		12 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	+3%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	573 Pts		913 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +59%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	471 Pts		747 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +59%


Series CPU Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge-E
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA2011
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4000	None
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'12	Q3'13
Cache Cache	8 MB SmartCache	12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX	SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$332.00 - $342.00	N/A
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	2	4
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	No	Yes
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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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The Intel i7-4930K has six cores rather the standard four. The additional two cores improve multi-core throughput by 50% but leave single and dual-core speeds unchanged. Comparing the 4930K to the 3930K, its predecessor, shows that little has changed in terms of performance. At peak performance when both processors are overclocked the 4930K leads by around 7%. As well superb multi-core performance, both processors also have very strong single and dual core performance. The main downside to the 4930K is the fact that it still runs on the same FCLGA2011 platform as its predecessor, as a result purchasing it would effectively mean buying into a technology that is over three years old. In most cases, it would probably make sense to wait for a Haswell based hexacore. ^{[Mar '14 CPUPro]}

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