Intel Core i7 4770K vs 2600K |
Both are high end processors with some similarities and of course the differences as well. In a nutshell, Core i7 4770k performs better in many aspects. And considering the price difference is just under $10, we suggest you to buy i7 4770k over i7 2600k.
Talking about i7 4770k, it outclasses the former i7 2600k both in architecture and performance level at stock settings. With the introduction of Haswell architecture in the 4th generation, core i7 4770k consumes 10W less than the i7 2600k. This small different is significant if you are opting for a lower watt power supply.
Although there is just 100MHz speed different between the 4770k and 2600k, but if you look at other features like turbo clock speed, memory bandwidth and the 4th generation Intel HD 4000 graphics, these are the deal breakers and you are just getting all these features by just paying $10 on top of the price of i7 2600k. So it’s a no brainier to choose Core i7 2600k over Core i7 4770k just to save $10.
The only scenario in which we suggest you to buy i7 2600k is if you are into overclocking your processor because i7 4770k stands at par against the i7 2600k in it. You can easily hit the 5GHz mark on the i7 2600k using a basic after market CPU cooler but you will need a more powerful cooling solution if you are to achieve latter one.
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4770K vs 2600K
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
| Core i7 4770K | vs | 2600K | ||
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Overall | Out of 10 | Out of 10 | ||
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4770K | vs | 2600K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 41.8 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 111.78 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 11.31 pt/W | 7.53 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 114.2W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 4770K | vs | 2600K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.72°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 205 | 2,016 | |
| Overclock review score | 1 | 5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.48 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.55 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 6,694.4 | 5,835.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.48 GHz | 5.05 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | 1,350 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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