Intel's Core i5 4670K Finally Obsolete?
Hello everyone and welcome to a rather indepth Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at something that people see as a bit of a legend...The Haswell Core i5 King! Well actually the Core i5 4670K which now sells for as little as £5/$8, which caught me by suprise aswell. So join me as we throw this cheap little CPU across a world of AAA Titles, and some of the most popular titles out there, finally answering the question...Is the Haswell 4 Core King done for in 2026! Oh and we also find out how to get the most performance out of it, most of which is completely free to do!
Intro - 0:00
Where did I get my 4670K from? - 0:12
Installing the 4670K and Pricing Suprise - 1:03
Intel's TIM issues of the era - 1:45
RAM Upgrade - 2:53
Is it all working & CEX RAM Issues - 3:40
Whats the plan today - 4:25
Disabling Spectre/Meltdown and Testing Benchmark Performance - 4:45
GPU Upgrade (and why) - 6:10
What is the i5 4670K (History) - 7:23
The Specs - 9:32
Comparing Stock vs Overclock vs RAM OC vs Spectre/MD Patches - 11:04
New Testing Method for CPUs in 2026 - 12:55
The Benchmarks (Start) - 14:25
GTA V Enhanced (Ultra + RT and Normal Settings) - 14:26
GTA Online Enhanced (Ultra + RT and Normal Settings) - 15:47
Oblivion Remastered - 17:36
Counter Strike 2 (Competitive and High Settings) - 18:58
Cyberpunk 2077 (Very High + Very High RT and Low Settings) - 20:25
BeamNG (Ultra, Lowest, and Optimised Settings inc Traffic) - 21:45
Fortnite (Very High, Low, and Optimised Settings) - 23:29
Rust (High and Low Settings) - 25:12
Baldurs Gate 3 (High and Low Settings) - 26:11
Hitman (Base vs Best) - 27:18
Bannerlord (Very High, Low, and Optimised) - 28:33
PUBG (All Settings vs Tweaked/Optimised) - 29:54
Black Mesa (Xen Ultra...Mostly a Source Engine Test) - 31:11
Rimworld (Just for me tbh) - 32:01
Crysis (Ultra DX10) - 33:00
Overall Performance, Issues and Quirks - 34:00
I have a plan! - 36:35
Can a worse GPU Improve Performance (Via Lower Driver Overhead) - 37:18
Extras: OBS Recording, Editing, Thermals - 42:46
Is it worth it in 2026? - 45:00
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Specs
CPU: Core i5 4670K (OC'd to 4.5Ghz, DDR3 1866Mhz RAM, No Spectre/MD)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1866Mhz (Upgraded to 24GB soon after launching UE5)
GPU: AMD Radeon 6700XT (and R9 Fury Nano 🤏🔥)
OS: Windows 11 IOT
Yes this video was a ALOT of work. Enjoy!