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Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Core i7-4770K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i9-10900K
Released
Q2/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4770K
Intel Core i7-4770K

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10900K or Intel Core i7-4770K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-10900K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i7-4770K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    224 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    265 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    45 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    669 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    167 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    176 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    701 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.67 times less performance per watt

    84 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4770K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    421 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    541 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    653 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    909 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    375 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    112 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    538 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-9900K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-11900K left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.25 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4770K and Intel Core i9-10900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-10900K and Intel Core i7-4770K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 84 W
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10900K and Intel Core i9-10900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-10900K and Intel Core i7-4770K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1382
Intel Core i9-10900K
961
Intel Core i7-4770K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
15945
Intel Core i9-10900K
4593
Intel Core i7-4770K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
645
Intel Core i9-10900K
361
Intel Core i7-4770K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
6419
Intel Core i9-10900K
1769
Intel Core i7-4770K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
232
Intel Core i9-10900K
141
Intel Core i7-4770K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2668
Intel Core i9-10900K
709
Intel Core i7-4770K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1417
Intel Core i9-10900K
988
Intel Core i7-4770K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
11344
Intel Core i9-10900K
3715
Intel Core i7-4770K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
461
Intel Core i9-10900K
400
Intel Core i7-4770K
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
126
Intel Core i9-10900K
477.9
Intel Core i7-4770K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
24090
Intel Core i9-10900K
10083
Intel Core i7-4770K

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