Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jan 2019
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    204%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    136%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    271%
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900KF

Much higher single threaded performance (around 36% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 171% 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 104% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-9900KF.

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KF

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KF

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsHaswell
Release DateJan 2019vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
Cores8vs4
Threads16vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA14Cvs
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9900KFIntel Core i7-4770K
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP95 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    6000 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF
    41472 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770K
    18816 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF (simulated)
    216
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900KF (simulated)
    2077
  • Intel Core i7-4770K (simulated)
    765

points - higher is better