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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: 287^th / 1456

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Desktop 78%

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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: 417^th / 1456

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 52%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		76.9 %	Faster effective speed. +10%		69.6 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.4 Pts	+2%	83.7 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	95.4 Pts		99.8 Pts	+5%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	191 Pts		197 Pts	+3%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	369 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +16%	318 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	594 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +72%	345 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.8 Pts		95.2 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	118 Pts		123 Pts	+4%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	235 Pts		242 Pts	+3%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	452 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +12%	404 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	728 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +70%	428 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.23 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,050%
Value Value For Money	102 %	112 %	Slightly better value. +10%
User Rating UBM User Rating	53 %	72 %	Much more popular. +36%
Price Price (score)	$100	$50	Much cheaper. +50%


Age Newest	129 Months		121 Months	Slightly more recent. +6%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watts		88 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +32%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	12 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +200%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.5 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	913 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +110%	434 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	747 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +115%	348 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Ivy Bridge-E	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'13	Q2'14
Cache Cache	12 MB SmartCache	6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2, AVX, AES	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$242.00 - $243.00
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1333/1600/1866	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	4	2
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Package Size Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40	16
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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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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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