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▲ 54711 ▼

4 Cores, @3 GHz, Yorkfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 521,031 ▼
  

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

Effective Speed 
+23%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,181 user samples
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16,719 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 774th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
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: 1027th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		50.7 % Faster effective speed.
+23% 		41.3 %
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		72.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+27% 		56.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		46.2 Pts 58.6 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		92.3 Pts 106 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		172 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15% 		150 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		175 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9% 		161 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts +1% 80 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		58 Pts 74 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+28%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		115 Pts 133 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		226 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18% 		191 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		226 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15% 		197 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+431%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.29 % Hugely higher market share.
+867%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 102+ Months More recent.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		224 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+13% 		199 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		176 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+9% 		161 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'08 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		12 MB L2 3 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$339.00 $281.00
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42mm X 24mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 50.7%
Average Bench 41.3%
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Has aged quite well compared to the Core2 duo line up and is a much better deal than the Q6600, overall I like it!  [Nov '22 Randomgaming128]

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NOT IMPRESS! Compare to a 2 generation older comparable i5 CPU the i5-4250 it's not mush faster (well you wont notice it) What have you done Intel in 22 month!  [Dec '19 Strauby]

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