CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 980X vs 4770K

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R11.5, Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

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?

Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

Winner
Intel Core i7 4770K 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4770K  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i7 980X

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 980X

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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
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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 980X vs 4770K

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i7 980X
14,751
Core i7 4770K
14,341

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i7 980X Core i7 4770K @ community.futuremark.com
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)

Cinebench R11.5 (Single Core)

sysmark 2007 (overall)

Core i7 980X Core i7 4770K @ anandtech.com

Passmark

Core i7 980X Core i7 4770K @ cpubenchmark.net
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 4770K | by Legit Reviews (Jun, 2013)

Reviews Word on the street

Core i7 980X  vs 4770K 

9.0
7.0
No wonder the Core i7 980X is a prince among processors.
Core i7 980X

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i7 980X  vs
4770K 
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 
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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