IntelBX80648I75820K
IntelBX80677I57500

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 251,161 user samples
101,694 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 281st / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
149,467 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 465th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
76.8 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
66.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
78.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
96.3 Pts 100 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
192 Pts 199 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
364 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
316 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
594 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+76%
337 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94 Pts +2% 92 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
120 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
112 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
237 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
222 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
462 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17%
395 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
737 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+81%
407 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,706,909 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % 0.34 % Hugely higher market share.
+325%
Value
Value For Money
94.7 % +4% 91.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
66 % More popular.
+16%
57 %
Price
Price (score)
$130 $89 Much cheaper.
+32%
Age
Newest
116 Months 87 Months More recent.
+25%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.4 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+6%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
933 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+129%
408 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
748 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+120%
340 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell-E Kaby Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None HD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'14 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
15 MB SmartCache 6 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$389.00 - $396.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz 3.80 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
0 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
None Intel® HD Graphics 630
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
28 16

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