IntelBX80646I74770K
AMD100-100000593WOF

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.7GHz, Zen4.
Release date: Q3 2022.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 179,198 user samples
172,887 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 327th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
6,311 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 120% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 101% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 101% Great: 120%
SPEED RANK: 41st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 113%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.6 % 110 % Much faster effective speed.
+50%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.6 Pts +5% 81.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
101 Pts 202 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+100%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
192 Pts 392 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+104%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
334 Pts 746 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+123%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
497 Pts 1166 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+135%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
91.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
122 Pts 213 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+75%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
232 Pts 419 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+81%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
403 Pts 821 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+104%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
609 Pts 1254 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+106%
Market Share
Based on 67,774,641 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.28 % 0.3 % Slightly higher market share.
+7%
Value
Value For Money
92.7 % 122 % Much better value.
+31%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
64 % 82 % More popular.
+28%
Price
Price (score)
$120 Much cheaper.
+38%
$195
Age
Newest
133 Months 19 Months Hugely more recent.
+86%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts More energy efficient.
+20%
105 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 5 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+77%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 4.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+34%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 5.3 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+36%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
620 Pts 1504 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+143%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
513 Pts 1429 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+179%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Zen4
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM5
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 RDNA2
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