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IntelBX80646I54670K
▲ 54335 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 629,456 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 137,212 user samples
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8,730 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 429th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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 		68.7 % +1% 68 %
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		81.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		80.4 Pts 97.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		153 Pts 192 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		264 Pts 311 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		364 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10% 		332 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+11%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.3 Pts +2% 94.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		97.2 Pts 120 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts 235 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+26%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		331 Pts 395 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		463 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12% 		415 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,761,580 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.13 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 62 % More popular.
+15%
Nice To Haves 
+13%
Age
Newest 		109+ Months More recent.
+16% 		130 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		465 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+13% 		413 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		368 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10% 		335 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'09 Q2'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$339.00 $242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		2.5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
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
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 4x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 68.7%
Average Bench 68%
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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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