Intel Core i7-6900K vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel Core i7-6900K
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 8 / May 2016
Intel Core i7-6900K
Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    149%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    102%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    202%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6900K

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 102% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770K

56 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-6900K.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i7-6900K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6900K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
ArchitectureIntel_BroadwellvsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameBroadwell-EvsHaswell
Release DateMay 2016vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
Cores8vs4
Threads16vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
L1 Cache32 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache20480 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
SocketIntel Socket 2011-3vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
Packagevs
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-6900KIntel Core i7-4770K
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP140 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    4144 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    34406 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    18816 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    154
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    1549
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    765

points - higher is better