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Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel 4770K

The Intel Core i7-4770K is a high-end quad-core processor for desktops and successor of the i7-3770K. It is based on the Haswell architecture and has been launched in Q2/2013. Due to Hyperthreading, the four cores can handle up to eight threads in parallel leading to better utilization of the CPU. Each core offers a base speed of 3.5 GHz but can dynamically increase clock rates with Turbo Boost up to 3.7 GHz (for 4 active cores), 3.8 GHz (for 2 active cores) and 3.9 GHz (for 1 active core). Furthermore, the Extreme CPUs offer an unlocked multiplicator for easy overclocking.

Haswell is the successor to the Ivy Bridge architecture with improvements on both GPU and CPU performance. The CPUs are produced in 22nm and offer an optimized branch prediction as well as additional execution ports, improving especially the Hyper-Threading performance. Furthermore, new features like AVX2 and FMA should increase the performance in future applications.

Due to these changes, the performance per clock has been improved by about 8 percent compared to the Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K.

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 offers 20 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 400 MHz up to 1250 MHz with Turbo Boost, making it about 30 % faster than the HD 4000.

The i7-4770K is rated at a TDP of 84 W including graphics card, memory controller and VRMs. This is significantly higher than the 3770K which is rated at 77 Watt.

SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)
CodenameHaswell

Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Haswell

Intel Core i7-4790K compare4 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790 compare3.6 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4770K « 3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790S compare3.2 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-4790T compare2.7 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock Rate3500 - 3900 MHz
Level 1 Cache256 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Level 3 Cache8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)84 Watt
Transistor Count1400 Million
Manufacturing Technology22 nm
Die Size177 mm2
FeaturesHD Graphics 4600 (Turbo 1250 MHz), DDR3-1600 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
GPUIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date06/01/2013
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
22325 points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
28765 Points (20%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 221.3     avg: 222.5     median: 222.5 (3%)     max: 223.6 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7988     avg: 8030     median: 8030 (17%)     max: 8072 Points
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
124850 MIPS (59%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
95840 MFLOPS (74%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
27595 Points (24%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8226     avg: 8804     median: 8804 (24%)     max: 9382 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10088     avg: 10575     median: 10574.5 (19%)     max: 11061 Points
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