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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
| Merchant | Base | Promo | Shipping | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newegg | $44 | β | FREE | In Stock | $44 | Buy |
About This Product
The Intel Core i5-4670K is a 4th Gen Haswell desktop CPU with 4 cores and 4 threads, offering a base clock of 3.4 GHz and a boost clock of 3.8 GHz. Its unlocked multiplier allows for overclocking, providing a performance boost for users willing to tune their system. At $44.00, it is suitable for budget builds targeting light productivity and older games at 1080p, but will struggle with modern AAA titles or demanding multi-threaded applications compared to newer, similarly priced used CPUs.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
45.6 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
87.0 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
League of Legends
Mixed player settings
125 FPS
Smooth
Reference GPU
Roblox
Mixed player settings
41 FPS
Playable
Reference GPU
EVE Online
Mixed player settings
40 FPS
Playable
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βGood for extreme budget builds or retro gaming PCs due to its unlocked multiplier and low cost.β

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