Intel Core i7-2600K vs Intel Core i7-4770K
Summary
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4770K
121%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4770K
117%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Intel Core i7-4770K
124%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770K |
| 17% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% 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). |
| Around 21% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jan 2011 | vs | Jun 2013 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1155 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA10 | vs | |
| Die Size | 216mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-2600K | | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | 3900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 84 W |
Intel Core i7-2600K
3800 points
Intel Core i7-4770K
4368 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
16320 points
Intel Core i7-4770K
18816 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
12757
Intel Core i7-4770K
14322
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3548
Intel Core i7-4770K
4144
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
13763
Intel Core i7-4770K
15935
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3248
Intel Core i7-4770K
3723
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
6669
Intel Core i7-4770K
8030
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
4809
Intel Core i7-4770K
5845
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
18608
Intel Core i7-4770K
22325
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
1.51
Intel Core i7-4770K
1.77
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
6.76
Intel Core i7-4770K
8.17
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
10.2
Intel Core i7-4770K
9.36
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
10.5
Intel Core i7-4770K
7.08
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3486
Intel Core i7-4770K
5119
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
145
Intel Core i7-4770K
174.8
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
36.5
Intel Core i7-4770K
45.8
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-2600K
3.3
Intel Core i7-4770K
4.4
GB/s
Intel Core i7-2600K
0.56
Intel Core i7-4770K
0.69
GB/s
Intel Core i7-2600K
0.32
Intel Core i7-4770K
0.38
GB/s