Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.6 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 320,878 user samples
320,434 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 599th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
444 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 67% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 2.9 GHz
Poor: 38% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 613th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
58.7 % +1% 58 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
68.7 Pts 75.2 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
78.7 Pts 90.2 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
149 Pts 162 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
265 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
237 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
393 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+62%
242 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
82.9 Pts 88.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
91.2 Pts 108 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
175 Pts 202 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
309 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8%
285 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
479 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+69%
284 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,717,333 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.42 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % More popular.
+24%
50 %
Age
Newest
103+ Months +5% 108+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
485 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+71%
284 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
404 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+67%
242 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'15 Q1'15
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 3 MB
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 $315.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.05 GHz 1.1 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB 16 GB
Package Size
Package Size
42mm x 28mm 40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography
14 nm 14nm
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 4x1, 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 12

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