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Intel BX80646I74770

Core i7-4770

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

Average Bench: 70.5% (369th of 1420)

Based on 176,321 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306C3, 0000000000000000, 1F8BFBFF000306C3, 0FABFBFF000306C3, 0F8BFBFF000306C3 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz

The Intel Core i7-4770 features Intel's most recent (Haswell) architecture. As with each of the previous "Core i" generations Intel have managed to reduce power consumption and simultaneously increase processing throughput. The i7-4770 has a locked multiplier which makes overclocking it much harder than its unlocked i7-4770K sibling. Comparing the 4770 and 4770K shows that the 4770K yields 14% higher processing throughput when overclocked and also costs 14% more. The 4770K has 4 physical cores which allow it to process four streams of instructions in parallel. General desktop computing tasks such as checking email, watching videos and surfing the web rarely require more than two cores, so for the majority of users this processor is overpowered. If you plan to encode video or compile software then this is one of the fastest reasonably priced processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

Poor: 58%Average: 70.5% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Popular builds with this CPU

Good average bench

The Intel Core i7-4770 averaged 29.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 81.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 97.7Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-4770 is 20.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-4770 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 490Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 478Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 176,321 samples)
Rank 36970.5%
Min Avg Max
61.4 Memory 81.7 92.6
75.5 1-Core 97.7 107
143 2-Core 186 209
70.4% 122 Pts
Min Avg Max
240 4-Core 321 364
347 8-Core 478 538
49.7% 399 Pts
Min Avg Max
365 64-Core 490 539
30.3% 490 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 97
2-Core 195
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 527
57% 451 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
76.6% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 198
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 510
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75.7% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 68.3
2-Core 197
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 506
52% 421 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 64,578,182 CPUs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $310 @ launch in Mar '13
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Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples1,927x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples3,061x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples625x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples605x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples350x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples197x
KingFast 1TBBench 101%, 2,095 samples194x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples205x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples166x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples140x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $112

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-4770 Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ2'13
Processor Numberi7-4770
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$303.00 - $312.00
Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.9 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP84 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2013D

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Wireless DisplayYes
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.2 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Intel InsiderYes
Flexible Display InterfaceYes
Graphics Video Max Memory2 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express RevisionUp to 3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Yes
Small Business AdvantageYes
My WiFi TechYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography22 nm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1150

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes
Anti-Theft TechYes

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,057

Official site ark.intel.com/...

Haswell offers superior performance...

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
9,522

Good (edit your comment) Add link

12 days ago.

It's a cheap, but decent CPU that doesn't suffer bottlenecking GPU's that are decently new.

DEU-User
Avatar level
5,581

Good

2 months ago.

My faithful fellow since 2013 - no issues since then. But I do mediocre gaming and now this board will be tested with a newer graphic card. I will still use it for a linux build after that.

CAN-User
Avatar level
4,818

Good

10 months ago.

been using it for like 1000 years. still works well for 1080p gaming

RUS-User
Avatar level
4,652

Poor

4 months ago.

хороший проц нагружается не более 70% в играх 1080p с видеокартой rx 480 и записью на ReLive

ITA-User
Avatar level
3,979

Excellent

10 days ago.

Bough a PC Pavilion 500-175el in 2014 Q1 with i7-4770, used almost everyday (as a desktop/workstation - no gaming), it still works well after almost 7 years.

ESP-User
Avatar level
3,635

Poor

1 month ago.

Served me well but I should change it after 6 years of intensive use

VNM-User
Avatar level
3,583

Excellent

2 months ago.

Can handle almost works in a moment

NLD-User
Avatar level
3,402

Excellent

18 months ago.

Runs GTA V on Highest/Ultra and Ark: Survival Evolved on High together with a RTX2060 ventus OC and 24GB ram

CZE-User
Avatar level
3,250

Good

9 months ago.

Best In the World What do u mean core 2 duo vs core i7-4700k itis not even close

BEL-User
Avatar level
2,460

Excellent

6 months ago.

for a 2013 q1 release still a fast processor in 2020 q1.

FIN-User
Avatar level
2,442

Good

3 months ago.

I've had it for 5 years and it has worked perfectly! it can run games and stuff like rendering pretty well!

NZL-User
Avatar level
2,062

Poor

2 years ago.

Bought it in China new, built it back up here, got Half Life Alyx to work well on this old beast.

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,057

Excellent

9 years ago.

EST-User
Avatar level
1,552

Good

3 years ago.

Nice and still performs well. :)

KAZ-User
Avatar level
1,228

Excellent

4 years ago.

Пока существует x86, этот процессор будет актуален.

CRI-User
Avatar level
1,184

Excellent

3 years ago.

A monster, despite Skylake and Kaby Lake are newer, time does not seem to move with this i7 4770, I've seen videos where it even handles a 1080 Ti without any issue. Its performance its truly remarkable and if anyone is looking for a decent gaming processor, this is the one, don't throw your money away, is either the i5 8400 or this, since this is cheaper+8 threads with decent IPC, I would get this. Capable of Ryzen 5 performance and even better sometimes.

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Terrible

6 years ago.

old and weak

MMarioMX
Avatar level
14

Excellent

7 years ago.

despite it IS a 3 years old CPU, It has stood the test of time admirably, I can still run the newest games with 0 problems, and even use ShadowPlay with this with a decent Nvidia card. But I am afraid that it will change anytime soon.

dharmakarma
Avatar level
14

Good

3 years ago.

Much more powerful vs Core i5-3470 than benchmarks show, for basic everyday computing. But nearly not as much value-for-money in the used market as i5-3470. Hyperthreading at the i7 level (not i3) really improves overall experience.

Vanpuffelen
Avatar level
14

Terrible

7 months ago.

3% worse than i7-3770K

Two.Sero
Avatar level
2

Excellent

9 years ago.

I think, i am going to buy it!! :)

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