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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.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-4770S is a 4th generation Haswell desktop CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads, offering a base clock of 3.1 GHz and a boost clock of 3.9 GHz. With a 65W TDP, it is a lower-power variant suitable for general desktop use and light productivity tasks. At its current price, it is an outdated option, significantly outperformed by modern entry-level CPUs in both single-core and multi-core workloads, making it unsuitable for demanding applications or modern gaming.
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
66.3 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
35.6 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Lethal Company
Mixed player settings
44 FPS
Playable
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