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IntelBX80646I74770
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 257,432 user samples
176,321 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 411th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
81,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 583rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70.5 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
61.3 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.7 Pts +4% 78.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
97.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21%
80.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
186 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+17%
159 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
321 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+25%
257 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
478 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+76%
271 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.6 Pts +2% 91.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
107 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
89.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
209 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
175 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
364 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16%
315 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
538 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+68%
320 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,034,367 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.34 % Hugely higher market share.
+143%
0.14 %
Value
Value For Money
101 % Much better value.
+47%
68.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
53 %
Price
Price (score)
$75 Much cheaper.
+59%
$185
Age
Newest
140 Months 134 Months +4%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts 84 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+10%
3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
3.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
539 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+68%
321 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
490 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+79%
274 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'13 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$303.00 - $312.00 $182.00 - $187.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 3.3 GHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.2 GHz 1.1 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No

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The Intel Core i7-4770 features Intel's most recent (Haswell) architecture. As with each of the previous "Core i" generations Intel have managed to reduce power consumption and simultaneously increase processing throughput. The i7-4770 has a locked multiplier which makes overclocking it much harder than its unlocked i7-4770K sibling. Comparing the 4770 and 4770K shows that the 4770K yields 14% higher processing throughput when overclocked and also costs 14% more. The 4770K has 4 physical cores which allow it to process four streams of instructions in parallel. General desktop computing tasks such as checking email, watching videos and surfing the web rarely require more than two cores, so for the majority of users this processor is overpowered. If you plan to encode video or compile software then this is one of the fastest reasonably priced processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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The Intel i5-4440 is one of the cheaper four core Haswell processors. Unfortunately it is clocked at just 3.3 GHz Turbo, which is 15% lower than the leading Haswell i5 and because it has a locked multiplier there is little that can be done about it. Comparing the 4440 to the 4670K shows that the 15% reduction in Turbo clock speed basically results in a 23% performance loss to the 4670K. The Pentium G3420 actually has a higher base clock speed and costs about a third as much as the i5-4440 yet for the majority of, single and dual-core, desktop orientated tasks offers comparable performance. I don't think the i5-4440 makes much sense and would prefer either a much stronger 4770 or the weaker but much better value G3420[Mar '14 CPUPro]

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