Intel Haswell 4th Generation Core Series

Intel Haswell is here and currently the high end Quad Core parts are available for purchase. Haswell is Intel’s 4th generation core processor. Its performance gains in the Desktop market are 5-20%  on the CPU front over Sandy & Ivy Bridge processors, and 25-30% performance gains on the GPU front over Ivy Bridge. A full listing of Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors can be seen below. Please note that currently the Core i3 Haswell Lineup is not available for purchase as Intel has chosen to release them in stages starting at the high end, which is exactly what we saw with Sandy & Ivy Bridge processors.

 

Model Core i7-4770K Core i7-4770 Core i7-4770S Core i5-4670K Core i5-4670 Core i5-4570 Core i5-4570S
Cores/Threads 4/8 4/8 4/8 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4
CPU Freq 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9
Turbo Freq
3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6
TDP 84W 84W 65W 84W 84W 84W 65W
Graphics 4600 4600 4600 4600 4600 4600 4600
GPU Clock 1250 1200 1200 1200 1200 1150 1150
L3 Cache 8MB 8MB 8MB 6MB 6MB 6MB 6MB
Package LGA-1150 LGA-1150 LGA-1150 LGA-1150 LGA-1150 LGA-1150 LGA-1150
Price $349.99 $319.99 $309.99 $249.99 $229.99 $209.99 $199.99

**K Models have unlocked Multipliers