CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4770K vs 4386 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4770K
6.3
Opteron 4386
5.0
Core i7 4790K
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4770K
9.6
Opteron 4386
6.8
Core i7 4790K
9.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 4770K
n.d.
Opteron 4386
n.d.
Core i7 4790K
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 4770K
7.0
Opteron 4386
0.0
Core i7 4790K
6.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 4770K
5.2
Opteron 4386
5.0
Core i7 4790K
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 4770K
8.9
Opteron 4386
n.d.
Core i7 4790K
8.4
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
9.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 4770K
9.2
Opteron 4386
4.8
Core i7 4790K
9.1

Winner
Intel Core i7 4770K 

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 14,184 vs 1,846 Around 7.8x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much better geekbench 3 single core score 3,689 vs 1,851 Around 2x better geekbench 3 single core score
Much better performance per watt 11.31 pt/W vs 0.67 pt/W More than 16.8x better performance per watt
Significantly more l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 2x more l3 cache per core
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.48 GHz vs 3.41 GHz More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Lower typical power consumption 68.25W vs 77.19W More than 10% lower typical power consumption
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.55 GHz vs 3.1 GHz More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Jun, 2013 vs Dec, 2012 Release date 6 months later
Lower annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year vs 22.89 $/year More than 10% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year vs 83.22 $/year More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Much more l2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
More cores 8 vs 4 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 vs 1 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4770K vs Opteron 4386

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4770K
14,184
Opteron 4386
1,846

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4770K
3,689
Opteron 4386
1,851

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4770K
4,810,000 MB/s
Opteron 4386
2,200 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4770K  vs
Opteron 4386 
Clock speed 3.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Cores Quad core Octa core
Is unlocked Yes No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 84W 95W
Annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 11.31 pt/W 0.67 pt/W
Typical power consumption 68.25W 77.19W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 HyperTransport 3.0
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 6,400 MT/s

details

 Core i7 4770K  vs
Opteron 4386 
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 2
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.72°C Unknown - 70.5°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.48 GHz 3.41 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.55 GHz 3.1 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.48 GHz 3.41 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4600 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 350 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,250 MHz N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No Yes
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 12,800 MB/s
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