[SOLVED] Is an I5-4670 a drop-in replacement for an i5-4570

RandomTroll · 11-08-2023, 07:00 PM

Can I do this? I won't get the additional clock speed, but it's a little better otherwise, right?

mrmazda · 11-08-2023, 08:50 PM

The only differences are the CPU Clock freqencies, 3.2/3.6 vs 3.4/3.8, and the now obsolete OEM pricing:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...fications.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...fications.html

RandomTroll · 11-08-2023, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmazda

The only differences are the CPU Clock frequencies, 3.2/3.6 vs 3.4/3.8

Thanks. I read a few comparisons that reported other differences in performance; they must all have been due to speed.

jmgibson1981 · 11-09-2023, 08:33 AM

And for future reference with a very few exceptions if the socket is correct it will fit and work. There are a few oddballs with the right socket on the mobo but require a bios upgrade to read the stronger chip. Can't imagine this is still a problem though. Happened a few times to some folks on another forum I used to visit a number of years ago.