Comparison I7 4770K (OC) vs I7 4770K (STOCK): Overclocking | Hashrate – Compares overclocked I7 4770K and stock. You can study the overclocking of the I7 4770 on our website with a video instruction.
I7 4770K (OC) vs I7 4770K (STOCK). Tested games
We will compare the I7 4770K processors overclocked with the stock I7 4770K in 6 popular games, from different developers with different game optimizations for hardware:
- Battlefield V (2018) by DICE
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) from CD Project RED
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) от Nixxes Software и Crystal Dynamics
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018) by Ubisoft Quebec
- Hitman 2 (2018) от IO Interactive
- Metro Exodus (2019) by 4A Games
Graphics settings are maximum. FULL HD resolution, 1920 × 1080.
Also keep in mind that when recording Radeon Relive, about 3-5 frames are lost.
Testbed configuration with I7 4770K (OC) processor
- CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K, 4 cores, 8 threads 4.4GHz (OC).
- Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO.
- Video card: Sapphire RX 5700 XT NITRO+.
- RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb Dual 2133MHz (OC).
- SSD: Transcend SSD MTE220S 256GB NAND (Win. 10).
- HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
- Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 750W.
- Video driver: Adrenalin 20.2.2 (26.02.2020).
- Gameplay recording: AMD Relive.
Testbed configuration with I7 4770K processor (STOCK)
- CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K, 4 cores, 8 threads 3.5GHz-3.9GHz.
- Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO.
- Video card: Sapphire RX 5700 XT NITRO+.
- RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb Dual 1600MHz.
- SSD: Transcend SSD MTE220S 256GB NAND (Win. 10).
- HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
- Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 750W.
- Video driver: Adrenalin 20.2.2 (26.02.2020).
- Gameplay recording: AMD Relive.
Video version of comparison of I7 4770K (OC) with I7 4770K (STOCK)
Battlefield V (2018)
I7 4770K in stock:
- 1% Low — 59 fps
- AVG — 98 fps
Overclocked I7 4770K:
- 1% Low — 61 fps
- AVG — 119 fps
In Battlefield V, the overclocked I7 4770K outperformed the stock I7 4770K by 3.38% in minimum FPS and 24.42% in average FPS.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
I7 4770K in stock:
- 1% Low — 67 fps
- AVG — 100 fps
Overclocked I7 4770K:
- 1% Low — 83 fps
- AVG — 121 fps
In Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, the overclocked I7 4770K outperformed the stock I7 4770K by 23.88%, and 21% in average FPS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
I7 4770K in stock:
- 1% Low — 68 fps
- AVG — 102 fps
Overclocked I7 4770K:
- 1% Low — 86 fps
- AVG — 115 fps
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the overclocked I7 4770K outperformed the stock I7 4770K by 26.47% in minimum FPS and 12.74% in average FPS.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
I7 4770K in stock:
- 1% Low — 33 fps
- AVG — 42 fps
Overclocked I7 4770K:
- 1% Low — 43 fps
- AVG — 54 fps
In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the overclocked I7 4770K outperformed the I7 4770K by 30.30% in minimum FPS and 28.57% in average FPS.
Hitman 2 (2018)
I7 4770K in stock:
- 1% Low — 40 fps
- AVG — 71 fps
Overclocked I7 4770K:
- 1% Low — 54 fps
- AVG — 90 fps
In Hitman 2, the overclocked I7 4770K outperformed the stock I7 4770K by 35% in minimum FPS and 26.76% in average FPS.
conclusions
The difference between the overclocked I7 4770K and the stock I7 4770K is around 20-30%. Which is a pretty impressive increase in performance and if you have the ability to overclock it is definitely worth overclocking this processor.
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