Intel
Intel
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.66 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 33,254 user samples
13,757 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 399th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
19,497 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 517th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
64 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.2 Pts +3% 85.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
73.1 Pts +5% 69.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
147 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+10%
134 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
283 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+22%
232 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
431 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+33%
323 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.7 Pts +1% 95 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
98.5 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16%
84.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
196 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
163 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
379 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+30%
292 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
590 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+50%
394 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,706,762 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 53 %
Age
Newest
124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
728 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+81%
402 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
513 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+56%
329 Pts
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 45 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range
0.750V-1.350V 0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$996.00 - $999.00 $305.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
6.4 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links
# of QPI Links
2 1
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
288 GB 24 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
32 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions
Physical Address Extensions
40-bit 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
Demand Based Switching
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No

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