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IntelBX80623I52400
▲ 694,181 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 596,113 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Effective Speed 
+39%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 461,214 user samples
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294,959 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 199th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
166,255 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 580th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+39% 		60.6 %
Average Score 
+90%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.9 Pts 78.1 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		136 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+75% 		77.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+74% 		152 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		490 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+98% 		248 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		808 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+207% 		263 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+80%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts 90.8 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		146 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+71% 		85.4 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		287 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+71% 		168 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		553 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+78% 		310 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		878 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+182% 		311 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+28%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.28 % Higher market share.
+27% 		0.22 %
Value
Value For Money 		92.2 % Much better value.
+48% 		62.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		69 % More popular.
+17% 		59 %
Price
Price (score) 		$199 Cheaper.
+20% 		$250
Nice To Haves 
+109%
Age
Newest 		58 Months Much more recent.
+64% 		161 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
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 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+23% 		3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+29% 		3.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1106 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+253% 		313 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1017 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+285% 		264 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 2000
Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.1%
Average Bench 60.6%
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