UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-4690 vs i7-4771

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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: 329^th / 1443

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 60%

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Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 50% Great: 77%

SPEED RANK: 460^th / 1443

Gaming 67%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 50%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		73.5 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%		67.1 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84.2 Pts	+4%	81.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	101 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +5%	96.1 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	193 Pts	+2%	189 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	340 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +11%	306 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	512 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +58%	324 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.9 Pts	+1%	93.2 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	111 Pts	+5%	106 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	220 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +5%	209 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	406 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +6%	382 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	571 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +48%	387 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.14 %	Hugely higher market share. +600%
Value Value For Money	90.8 %	107 %	Better value. +18%
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %	55 %	+2%
Price Price (score)	$129	$51	Much cheaper. +60%


Age Newest	131 Months		120 Months	Slightly more recent. +8%
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	3.5 GHz		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	573 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +48%	388 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	519 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +59%	327 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'13	Q2'14
Cache Cache	8 MB SmartCache	6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$314.00 - $320.00	$213.00 - $224.00
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA	eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
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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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The Core i5-4690 is Intel's latest and greatest locked Core-i5. This CPU will suit serious gamers that don't plan on overclocking. The 4690 replaces the 4670 and shares exactly the same specs aside from base and turbo clock bumps of 100 MHz. The 100 MHz clock bump results in barely noticeable real world performance improvements and, if anything, makes the older 4670 more attractive as suppliers reduce prices to try to clear stocks. For regular desktop use such as email, surfing, and listening to music, this CPU is overkill and there is far better value amongst lower powered and significantly cheaper CPUs but for gamers and moderate power users the 4690 is a good locked option. ^{[Jun '14 CPUPro]}

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