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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4770 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4770 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1094 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4770.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-4770 - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $74.95 vs $499.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6950X - $0.44 vs $2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
169
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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