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▲ 52722 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 54712 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 80,420 user samples
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63,701 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 35% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 35% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 772nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
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: 775th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		50.9 % +0% 50.7 %
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		74.4 Pts +3% 72.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		66.3 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+44% 		46.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		114 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+24% 		92.3 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		160 Pts 172 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		167 Pts 175 Pts +5%
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12% 		80.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		79.9 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+38% 		58 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		140 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22% 		115 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		200 Pts 226 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		201 Pts 226 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+27%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		82 % Much better value.
+41% 		58.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 54 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$49 Much cheaper.
+71% 		$170
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		202 Pts 224 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+11%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		168 Pts 176 Pts +5%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q3'08
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 12 MB L2
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$120.00 $339.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 1333 MHz FSB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 50.9%
Average Bench 50.7%
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It's fast and responsive for normal computing tasks. [Feb '22 jayjoeie]

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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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