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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770S outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4770S is 1242 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-4770S - $80.0 vs $119.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Performs up to 72% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-661 - 86 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-661 - $1.38 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 8 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119
67%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 87 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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