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▲ 52217 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 5272 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.2 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 30,430 user samples
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22,632 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 528th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
7,798 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 621st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		63.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10% 		57.7 %
Average Score 
+25%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75 Pts 76.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+29% 		67 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		164 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+29% 		127 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		282 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31% 		215 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		408 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38% 		296 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+21%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts +1% 88.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		105 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23% 		85.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		204 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23% 		166 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		375 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+25% 		301 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		529 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+33% 		397 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
Based on 67,751,476 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		75.1 % 79.9 % Slightly better value.
+7%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $85 Much cheaper.
+43%
Nice To Haves 
+24%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months +1% 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		528 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+33% 		397 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		415 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39% 		298 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q1'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 - $380.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.3%
Average Bench 57.7%
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