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IntelBX80646G3220
IntelBX80601950
▲ 541,376 ▼

2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 553,639 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.07GHz, Nehalem.
Release date: Q1 2009.

Effective Speed 
+37%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 55,726 user samples
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19,337 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 844th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
36,389 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 485th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.3 % 65.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+37%
Average Score 
+51%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.1 Pts 86.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		74.4 Pts 75.5 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		133 Pts 144 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		138 Pts 248 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+80%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		141 Pts 350 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+148%
Overclocked Score 
+48%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.1 Pts 96.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		85.4 Pts 88 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		170 Pts 170 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		169 Pts 309 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+83%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		169 Pts 417 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+147%
Value & Sentiment 
+90%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		84.8 % 87.3 % +3%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 55 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$36 Much cheaper.
+64% 		$100
Nice To Haves 
+65%
Age
Newest 		127 Months More recent.
+30% 		181 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		53 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+59% 		130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		2 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+51% 		45 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3.07 GHz +2%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3.33 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		169 Pts 434 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+157%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		140 Pts 356 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+154%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Nehalem
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 LGA1366
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q2'09
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2 SSE4.2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$54.00 - $64.00 $305.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 4.8 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 24 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 3
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 48.3%
Average Bench 65.9%
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