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Intel Core i7 4770K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4770K based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details| | Intel Core i7 980X vs 4770K |
| | Significantly more l3 cache 12 MB | | Much better SysMark 2007 video creation score 297 |
| | More l2 cache 2 MB | | More threads 12 |
by Legit Reviews (Mar, 2010)Intel updated the core to a more advanced process than early Core i7 processors.
| | Much better SysMark 2007 overall score 341 | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)The AMD A10-5800K APU hasn't been in the lead in any benchmark yet, but here we can see that it excels in graphics and had an overall score in Fire Strike of 1098, which is 20% faster than the new Intel Core i7-4770K processor.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Core i7 980X 8.7 Core i7 4770K 8.8 | |
| Cinebench R11.5, Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Core i7 980X 8.2 Core i7 4770K 9.8 | |
| Cinebench R11.5 (1-core), Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and 1 more | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Core i7 980X 9.3 Core i7 4770K 9.3 | |
| Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Core i7 980X 5.5 Core i7 4770K 6.5 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Core i7 980X 8.4 Core i7 4770K 9.1 | |
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| | | Intel Core i7 4770KCPUBoss Winner |
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| Significantly more l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much better SysMark 2007 video creation score | 297 | vs | 259 | Around 15% better SysMark 2007 video creation score | |||
| More l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Slightly more l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much better SysMark 2007 overall score | 341 | vs | 257 | Around 35% better SysMark 2007 overall score | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,165 | vs | 1,442 | More than 50% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better SysMark 2007 productivity score | 289 | vs | 249 | More than 15% better SysMark 2007 productivity score | |||
| Significantly better performance per dollar | 3.33 pt/$ | vs | 1.14 pt/$ | Around 3x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | 7,718 | vs | 4,731 | Around 65% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | |||
| Significantly better SysMark 2007 3D score | 299 | vs | 271 | More than 10% better SysMark 2007 3D score | |||
| Significantly better performance per watt | 13.28 pt/W | vs | 5.51 pt/W | Around 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Marginally newer | Jun, 2013 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 72.72 °C | vs | 67.9 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Supports more RAM | 32,768 MB | vs | 24,576 MB | Supports around 35% more RAM | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | vs | 50.68 $/year | 2.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Better PassMark score | 10,016 | vs | 8,929 | More than 10% better PassMark score | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | vs | 148.92 $/year | 2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit score | 30,095 | vs | 27,056 | More than 10% better cinebench r10 32Bit score | |||
Core i7 4770K | by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)Futuremark 3DMark has three primary benchmark tests that you can run and which test you should be running depends on the system that you are benchmarking on.
Core i7 4770K | by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)If you look closer at the results for Cloud Gate you'll see that AMD won in the graphics tests, but lost in the Physics test, so Futuremark 3DMark must have more weight on the physics test than the GPU test in this test scenario.
| Core i7 980X | vs | 4770K | ||
| 9.0 | 7.0 | Core i7 980X | |
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summary | Core i7 980X | vs | 4770K |
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| Clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| F16C | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,250 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 24,576 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Core i7 980X | vs | 4770K |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 12 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C | Unknown - 72.72°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 85 | 205 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.53 GHz | 4.47 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.69 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.53 GHz | 4.47 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 84W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 50.68 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 148.92 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 5.51 pt/W | 13.28 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 68.25W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 6,400 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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