Intel Core i7-4770
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Intel Core i7-6700
Intel Core i7-4770
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Intel Core i7-6700

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i7-4770 and Intel Core i7-6700? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Core i7-6700? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.40 GHz
Frequency
3.40 GHz
4
CPU Cores
4
3.90 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
3.60 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Core i7-6700. 

Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
0.35 GHz
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
1.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
1.15 GHz
7.5
Generation
9
11.1
DirectX Version
12
20
Execution units
24
160
Shader
192
2 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
3
Max. displays
3
22 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q2/2013
Release date
Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
No
h265 10bit
Decode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Memory type
DDR3-1600 DDR4-2133
32 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

84 W
TDP
65 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
22 nm
Technology
14 nm
Haswell
Architecture
Skylake
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
LGA 1150
Socket
LGA 1151
Q2/2013
Release date
Q3/2015
ca. 280 $
Market price
ca. 350 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i7-4770
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