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Intel Core i5 6400 vs Intel Core i7-4770

Intel Core i5 6400 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770 Cpu
Intel Core i7-4770
Editiorial reviews
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7 editorial reviews
The Intel Core i7-4770K, based on Intel's Haswell microarchitecture, is a great chip if you need an upgrade, but performance gains are modest.Read more
Intel's top Haswell CPU fails to move the desktop PC game onRead more
A Haswell Intel Core i7-4770 was purchased early at retail and has been benchmarked. This is a full retail spec CPU.Read more
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User rating
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i5 6400Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i7-4770
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1150
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i5 6400Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i7-4770
Clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W84.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI2
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i5 6400Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i7-4770
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.011.2/12

Memory

Intel Core i5 6400Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i7-4770
Cache6 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Features

Intel Core i5 6400Intel Core i5 6400
Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i7-4770
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

Pros & Cons

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