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IntelBX80648I75820K
IntelBX80646I74770K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 274,581 user samples
101,694 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 301st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
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: 346th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76.8 % +4% 73.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.4 Pts +1% 85.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
96.3 Pts 101 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
192 Pts 192 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
364 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
334 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
594 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20%
497 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94 Pts 96 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
120 Pts 122 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
237 Pts +2% 232 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
462 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15%
403 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
737 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+21%
609 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,013,681 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.12 % 0.21 % Much higher market share.
+75%
Value
Value For Money
94.7 % 106 % Better value.
+11%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % +2% 65 %
Price
Price (score)
$130 $75 Much cheaper.
+42%
Age
Newest
123 Months More recent.
+12%
140 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 84 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+40%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
933 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+50%
620 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
748 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+46%
513 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell-E Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'14 Q2'13
Cache
Cache
15 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$389.00 - $396.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
0 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
None Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
28 16

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The Intel Core i7-5820K is the cheapest of three (5820K,5930K,5960X) new Haswell-E prosumer/enthusiast processors. The 5820K sports six physical cores and twelve threads which allow for enormous processing throughput. Unfortunately Intel have somewhat handicapped the 5820K by setting its base clock at just 3.3 GHz, 0.7GHz lower than the class leading 4790K. Comparing the 4790K and 5820K shows that the cheaper i7-4790K is significantly faster at both single and dual threaded workloads. The additional two cores found in the 5820K are not relevant to general computing and as such the 5820K probably makes a better server rather than consumer proposition. The Haswell-E X99 architecture also requires DDR4 RAM which is currently far more expensive than DDR3. Overall the 5820K is a very expensive option and probably best avoided by the vast majority of consumers.  [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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The Core i7-4770K is Intel's fourth generation (codename Haswell) flagship processor in the hugely successful Core range. It's not surprising that the 4770K sets a new Real World Performance index record, besting its predecessor by just over 9%. The 4770K also tops out in the remainder of our benchmarks setting new highs of 10020 and 2164 in the PassMark and PassMark Single Thread tests which equates to roughly an 8% overall performance increase over the 3770K. With a TDP of 84 watts, power consumption has increased slightly over the 3770K. The new Core i7-4770K demonstrates around an 8% performance increase over its predecessor the 3770K but it costs 12% more. As a result, at least until prices drop, this processor represents marginally worse value for money than the 3770K. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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