I sold my 4690K for $180 and bought a used 4770K. The 4690K could OC to 4.6GHz on auto voltage. The 4770K requires 1.375v to reach 4.2GHz and it runs a bit warm when doing basic tasks at that voltage and speed. Though it's delidded and under water. Did I downgrade? I didn't do any gaming benchmarks and I can't tell which one runs faster. I game mostly.
Did I downgrade my CPU?
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Dark Lord of Tech
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Not a downgrade , you had an i5 now you have a previous gen i7.
I'd rather have the i7.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNLqTixt0c"][/video]
I'd rather have the i7.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNLqTixt0c"][/video]
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Not really previous "gen".
@OP, in some cases your i7 will be a little slower, but I think you'll appreciate the extra threads and throughput more than the slightly lower single-threaded speed.
Btw try to keep it under 1.3v if you care about longevity.
@OP, in some cases your i7 will be a little slower, but I think you'll appreciate the extra threads and throughput more than the slightly lower single-threaded speed.
Btw try to keep it under 1.3v if you care about longevity.
Here are the numbers I have found from those videos.
Assassin's Creed Unity:
4690K@4.5GHz 79.1
4770K 74.7
4790K 78.9
Crysis 3
4690K@4.5GHz 63.7
4770K 56.9
4790K 64.4
Far Cry 4
4690K@4.5GHz 74.8
4770K 68.4
4790K 77.5
Grand Theft Auto V
4690K@4.5GHz 56.1
4770K 47.9
4790K 54.0
The Witcher 3
4690K@4.5GHz 93.2
4770K 92.9
4790K 100.6
Watch Dogs
4690K@4.5GHz 66.7
4770K 71.1
4790K 78.5
i5 4690K @4.5GHz Avg 72.27
i7 4790K Avg 75.65
My CPU is at 4.0GHz normally. That's where the voltage doesn't get up so high. I calculate that my CPU would sit around 73.65 avg.
I want higher GHz.
Assassin's Creed Unity:
4690K@4.5GHz 79.1
4770K 74.7
4790K 78.9
Crysis 3
4690K@4.5GHz 63.7
4770K 56.9
4790K 64.4
Far Cry 4
4690K@4.5GHz 74.8
4770K 68.4
4790K 77.5
Grand Theft Auto V
4690K@4.5GHz 56.1
4770K 47.9
4790K 54.0
The Witcher 3
4690K@4.5GHz 93.2
4770K 92.9
4790K 100.6
Watch Dogs
4690K@4.5GHz 66.7
4770K 71.1
4790K 78.5
i5 4690K @4.5GHz Avg 72.27
i7 4790K Avg 75.65
My CPU is at 4.0GHz normally. That's where the voltage doesn't get up so high. I calculate that my CPU would sit around 73.65 avg.
I want higher GHz.
Dark Lord of Tech
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I wouldn't call it "previous gen", it's the same year, same manufacturing process, same architecture, just a small bump in clock speed.
On topic, no, you didn't downgrade, this chip just wasn't as lucky as that one in the silicon lottery.
On topic, no, you didn't downgrade, this chip just wasn't as lucky as that one in the silicon lottery.
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