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Intel Core i7-4770S vs Intel Core i3-4170. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2013
Intel Core i7-4770S
Intel Core i7-4770S
Released
Q1/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-4170
Intel Core i3-4170

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4770S or Intel Core i3-4170? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-4770S has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Intel Core i3-4170 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    968 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    602 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    927 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1204 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.83 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4170 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    722 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1019 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1020 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    19 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4770S Intel Core i7-4770S
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
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 i7 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
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
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • 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 HD Graphics 4600 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 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)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-4170 and Intel Core i7-4770S. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 i7-4770S and Intel Core i3-4170 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 54 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4770S and Intel Core i7-4770S, 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
    8.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q1/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4770S and Intel Core i3-4170.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
384
Intel Core i7-4770S
368
Intel Core i3-4170

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