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▲ 521,031 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

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▲ 53284 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 180,770 user samples
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135,462 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 55% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 17% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 17% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 1028th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
45,308 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 21% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 21% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 863rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.3 % 47.6 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		56.7 Pts 69.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+23%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		58.6 Pts 62.6 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		106 Pts 106 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		150 Pts 150 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		161 Pts +4% 155 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80 Pts 88.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		74 Pts 81.7 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		133 Pts 142 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		191 Pts 198 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		197 Pts 198 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+849%
Market Share
Based on 67,695,084 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.18 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,700% 		0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		102+ Months More recent.
+18% 		124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		199 Pts +1% 198 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		161 Pts +3% 156 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'15 Q1'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$281.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		2.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		34.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 520 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1 GHz 1.3 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		42mm X 24mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.3%
Average Bench 47.6%
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