i7 4820k vs. i7 4770k

[RayTheKing]

The 4820k is 10 bucks cheaper, and has a higher stock speed.

PS: Not planning to get either. Just curious.

 

[FalseChristian]

The 4770K overclocks better.

 

[SPBHM]

4820k is probably closer to the 3770K.


4820K have some advantages, like more PCIE lanes, and the platform is compatible with 6 core CPUs, but the 4770 is faster, and is compatible with cheaper motherboards.

 

[CHADBOGA]

4820K is Ivy Bridge based, 4770K is Haswell based and comes with an IGP.

 

[fixbsod]

It's 50k better right? Thanks intel and your shite naming scheme! (FYI get 4770k)

 

[blackened23]

I'll take a 5820K or 5930K when Haswell-E is released. Right now, I like the Ivy-E (its a nice CPU) but not enough to switch. Yet. Haswell-E? Count me in for sure.

 

[Ajay]

I'll take a 5820K or 5930K when Haswell-E is released. Right now, I like the Ivy-E (its a nice CPU) but not enough to switch. Yet. Haswell-E? Count me in for sure.

I think there there are quite a few of us who have our hopes pinned on HW-E. They better deliver a real quality product or they are going to get slammed!

 

[blackened23]

I think there there are quite a few of us who have our hopes pinned on HW-E. They better deliver a real quality product or they are going to get slammed!

Quality product? You already know what Haswell's single thread performance is - so i'm really confused your post - Haswell E will have DDR4, SATA express, and 8 core baseline.

There will be no surprises. So i'm 95% certain that i'm getting Haswell-E. Anyway, I don't know why anyone would question whether it's a quality product; You already know what the result will be - at least I do. Haswell's single thread performance with 8 cores. Nothing more nothing less. No surprises. The uarch has already appeared with the Haswell. And yes, I want it.

 

[blackened23]

The only question, I guess, is how expensive DDR4 will be at launch. Hopefully it won't be prohibitively expensive.

 

[JimmiG]

If you're planning to go Triple-SLI: 4820K
Otherwise, 4770K

 

[frozentundra123456]

Quality product? You already know what Haswell's single thread performance is - so i'm really confused your post - Haswell E will have DDR4, SATA express, and 8 core baseline.

There will be no surprises. So i'm 95% certain that i'm getting Haswell-E. Anyway, I don't know why anyone would question whether it's a quality product; You already know what the result will be - at least I do. Haswell's single thread performance with 8 cores. Nothing more nothing less. No surprises. The uarch has already appeared with the Haswell. And yes, I want it.

Is it for sure 8 core?

Anyway, seems like every new generation from Intel has been the one people have been waiting for, and have been disappointed.

Even if it is 8 core, nobody knows what the cost will be, what the clocks will be, or how it will over clock.
Even if the performance is great, but the price starts at 1000.00, with no analogue to the 4930k, I would consider that a disappointment.

 

[BrightCandle]

If you're planning to go Triple-SLI: 4820K
Otherwise, 4770K

I concur. Would also add potentially you might have one more reason to go 2011 and that is a need for a lot of RAM, more than the Z77 boards can take. Otherwise today I think there is no point going 2011 at all.

 

[Ajay]

Quality product? You already know what Haswell's single thread performance is - so i'm really confused your post - Haswell E will have DDR4, SATA express, and 8 core baseline.

There will be no surprises. So i'm 95% certain that i'm getting Haswell-E. Anyway, I don't know why anyone would question whether it's a quality product; You already know what the result will be - at least I do. Haswell's single thread performance with 8 cores. Nothing more nothing less. No surprises. The uarch has already appeared with the Haswell. And yes, I want it.

Well, I guess I didn't word that very well. Concerns I would have are about the platform overall (X79 was fairly flawed compare to the X58 release, hopefully X99 will be much better) and cost. Intel may want to protect it's Xeon Workstation line and hence price the 8 core HW-E the same as a roughly equivalent HW-EP (so, maybe $2K US instead of the typical $1K for the top line HEDT). Lastly, as an overclocker, I'd like to see more consistency than Haswell DT (where Intel played a bit fast and loose for cost and whatever other reasons - that's their prerogative, but it's less acceptable to me as a customer on a more expensive product).

I'll probably be waiting till summer 2015 for my build, in part to save up the extra cash so my wife doesn't kill me and in part because I want to wait for 2nd gen mobos and better BIOSes since I plan on keeping the base system (mobo/CPU/DRAM) for at least 5 years. I may even wait till Q3, since that is when DDR4 is predicted to reach pricing parity with DDR3 - and maybe there will be some faster bins available by then.

So, yes, I do see myself buying HW-E (unless I'm budget constrained for some reason). I just would like to see the final product live up to what I consider fairly reasonable higher expectations from the more expensive HEDT platform.

 

[Blue_Max]

People were once all excited about quad-channel RAM - is that proving to be a non-issue?

 

[tweakboy]

Grab a dual socket Xeon and use 8core if your mad Haswell isnt six core.

BTW Haswell E will be like Ivy ,, as far as when it comes out. end of 2014. To much to wait for plus. I like Macy's better then Broadway.. thx gl

Also all I need is 6core 12threads. Ill be happy man until 2020. Only upgrading GPU when time comes. gl

 

[Ajay]

People were once all excited about quad-channel RAM - is that proving to be a non-issue?

TTBOMK, triple channel is plenty for a single hexacore CPU. We'll see if anything changes w/octocore HW-E, but I doubt it - DRAM speeds on HEDT are higher than what is supported for most Xeon boards (where one is likely to go with ECC DRAM or even buffering for a larger number of DIMMs).

 

[dac7nco]

Is it for sure 8 core?

Anyway, seems like every new generation from Intel has been the one people have been waiting for, and have been disappointed.

I never heard ANYONE complain about Sandy Bridge. The initial platform, sure (P67 or H67), but SB was a huge jump.

 

[mindbomb]

I'd go for a 4820k if you could get a good deal on a mobo.
i saw evga selling refurbished x79 boards for $150.

4820k overclocks better, has no heat issues, and the chipset supports more ram and is quad channel. and also you have the option to upgrade to hex cores in the future.

though, on the other hand, the 4770k performs better at stock and has much cheaper boards, and has avx2 support, which will probably be a big deal in the future. if you were gonna get one of those ultra premium z87 boards though, the cheaper boards point doesn't apply.

 

[JimmiG]

People were once all excited about quad-channel RAM - is that proving to be a non-issue?

Current CPUs aren't really limited by RAM bandwidth. DDR4 and quad-channel are both very exciting technologies, but in reality, there isn't even much of a difference between DDR3 @ 1600 MHz and 2400 MHz, even with just dual channels.