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▲ 52134 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.2 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 5136 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.4 GHz, Arrandale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 28,150 user samples
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Best Bench: 55% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 30% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 30% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 876th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
8,084 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 46% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 27% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 27% Great: 46%
SPEED RANK: 1066th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		47 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		40 %
Average Score 
+4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+28% 		57.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		48.5 Pts 56 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		84.1 Pts 96.2 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		121 Pts 132 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		123 Pts 135 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.3 Pts Much lower OC memory latency.
+31% 		66.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		57.4 Pts 66.6 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		109 Pts 124 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		146 Pts 163 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		146 Pts 164 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		146 Pts 164 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+12%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		124 Pts 135 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+9%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'11 Q2'10
Cache
Cache 		3 MB L3 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 2.5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 8 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21.3 GB/s 17.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		650 MHz 500 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.1 GHz 766 MHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		32 nm 45 nm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 1.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x16

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