Intel's Core i5 4670K Finally Obsolete?

Video Description

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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BudgetBuilds Twitter: https://twitter.com/Budget_Builds_ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff... Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896 Discord: https://discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE 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!