Intel
IntelBX80646I54670K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 139,403 user samples
10,921 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 291st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
128,482 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 51% Base clock 3.4 GHz
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 445th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
68 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.8 Pts +4% 81.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
93.4 Pts 97.8 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
188 Pts 192 Pts +2%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
363 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17%
311 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
584 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+76%
332 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.9 Pts 94.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
110 Pts 120 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
220 Pts 235 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
436 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
395 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
691 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+67%
415 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,767,123 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.13 % Hugely higher market share.
+333%
Value
Value For Money
60.6 % 103 % Much better value.
+70%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 62 % More popular.
+15%
Price
Price (score)
$635 $62 Hugely cheaper.
+90%
Age
Newest
120+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
130 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
862 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+109%
413 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
732 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+119%
335 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q2'13
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$583.00 $242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
0 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
256 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 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
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
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
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
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 ‡
x4, x8, x16 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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The Intel Core i5-4670K is the latest middle tier desktop processor from the fourth generation of Intel's Core range codenamed "Haswell". In terms of raw performance this processor slightly bests its predecessor the 3570K achieving approximately 10% higher server benchmark scores. In terms of real world performance the single core improvements are more relevant as more than two cores are rarely used for most typical consumer tasks and these have also improved by around 10% over the 3570K. It's not all good news though as the price increase of 14% more than offsets the performance improvements. This processor currently represents approximately the same value for money as its predecessor, the i5-3570K. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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