CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700K vs 4770K among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700K
6.5
Core i7 4770K
6.3
Core i7 4790K
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700K
10.0
Core i7 4770K
9.6
Core i7 4790K
9.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700K
n.d.
Core i7 4770K
n.d.
Core i7 4790K
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700K
7.6
Core i7 4770K
7.0
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 6700K
5.2
Core i7 4770K
5.2
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 6700K
7.3
Core i7 4770K
8.9
Core i7 4790K
8.4
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

No winner declared

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Higher clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score 302.88 fps vs 244.75 fps Around 25% better CompuBench 1.5 ocean surface simulation score
Newer Jul, 2015 vs Jun, 2013 Release date over 2 years later
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,349 vs 2,165 Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Slightly better PassMark score 11,109 vs 10,016 More than 10% better PassMark score
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz vs 4.55 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Much better performance per dollar 3.83 pt/$ vs 0.91 pt/$ Around 4.2x better performance per dollar
Much better performance per watt 11.31 pt/W vs 3.49 pt/W Around 3.2x better performance per watt
Better turbo clock speed 1,250 MHz vs 1,150 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
Lower typical power consumption 68.25W vs 73.94W Around 10% lower typical power consumption
Higher Maximum operating temperature 72.72 °C vs 64 °C Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature
Lower annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year vs 21.92 $/year Around 10% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year vs 79.72 $/year Around 10% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 4770K

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
35.02 mHash/s
Core i7 4770K
16.33 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K
26.72 mPixels/s
Core i7 4770K
18.31 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
1.82 fps
Core i7 4770K
1.97 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 4770K
14,184

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 4770K
3,689

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 4770K
4,810,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 4770K
10,016

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 4770K
2,165

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 6700K  vs
4770K 
Clock speed 4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz 3.9 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 91W 84W
Annual home energy cost 21.92 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 79.72 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 3.49 pt/W 11.31 pt/W
Typical power consumption 73.94W 68.25W

bus
Architecture FSB DMI 2.0
Number of links 0 0
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 6700K  vs
4770K 
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 14 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 64°C Unknown - 72.72°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.61 GHz 4.48 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz 4.55 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.61 GHz 4.48 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz 1,250 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 32,768 MB
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Comments

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YoAndy Rivero (12:26 PM, May 13, 2017)
CPU boss is full of shit they have no idea wtf are they talking about: You people need to use real life tests like USERBENCHMARK http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770K/3502vs1537
Kev (09:11 AM, September 11, 2016)
In the 'real world' section the 6700 wins literally every test though. Uses less power too. I have pc's with each and the 6700 easily outperforms my haswell pc's.
Spiral (11:03 PM, August 31, 2016)
Was wondering the same exact thing, what's up with the score, BOSS?
Corey Lee Abate (02:59 PM, July 24, 2016)
I don't have a z87x anymore I have a z97-ws quad strength graphic 4 way motherboard
Dragonsnap (02:57 PM, July 24, 2016)
The Z87 Chipset and it's CPU has 16 PCIe lanes, so you can only have up to 2 GPUs in x8 mode, unless you have a PLX-chip board. That being said, I'm sure the 970 in 4-way SLI would be horrible from a scaling point of view, and would be bottlenecked by the 4770K anyway.
Corey Lee Abate (06:59 PM, July 15, 2016)
Can the i7 4770k handle 4 gtx 970 sc if so please leave a comment and my power Supply 1200w 80p gold and my motherboard is a z97-ws quad strength graphic power motherboard
Mugsys RapSheet (03:12 PM, June 20, 2016)
Compared my 4770k to a 6700k. The 4770K wins every category, scores 8.3 (vs 8.1 for the 6700), and at the end, declares the 6700 as "the winner"???
Blasted (02:59 PM, June 8, 2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY single core performance SUCKS with 6700k, AND OC'ing it only makes it hotter and unstable with a shorter life span. Keep your 6700k in your office.
Geek Gamer (05:21 PM, June 1, 2016)
CPUBoss is dumb 6700k is 4.0ghz and turbo 4.2ghz not 3.5 and 3.9 thats 6600k i5
Andrew Avantgardian (03:25 PM, February 16, 2016)
on top of that people who buy i7 CPUs usually have a decent dedicated videocard
Osama Kareem (04:18 PM, December 23, 2015)
4770k is better for price than 6700k the only difference is the 6700k has 14nm manufacturing process and HD Graphics 530
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