Intel
IntelBX80646I74770K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 177,884 user samples
4,997 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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: 335th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
71.4 % 73.6 % +3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.1 Pts 85.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
93.2 Pts 101 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
179 Pts 192 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
314 Pts 334 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
460 Pts 497 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94 Pts 96 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
101 Pts 122 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+21%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
202 Pts 232 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
375 Pts 403 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
499 Pts 609 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22%
Market Share
Based on 68,134,491 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,250%
Value
Value For Money
67.3 % 92.7 % Much better value.
+38%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 65 % More popular.
+23%
Price
Price (score)
$345 $120 Much cheaper.
+65%
Age
Newest
123+ Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
135 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
499 Pts 620 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+24%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
467 Pts 513 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q2'13
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$250.00 - $261.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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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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