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▲ 51731 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2012.

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▲ 52260 ▼

3 Cores, 6 Threads.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
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3,345 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 616th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
29,222 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 605th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		58.5 % 59.2 % +1%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts 81.4 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27% 		64.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		145 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20% 		121 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		211 Pts +1% 208 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		214 Pts 264 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+23%
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.3 Pts +3% 90.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		91.8 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24% 		74 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23% 		141 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		232 Pts 246 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		232 Pts 318 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		56.1 % 92.5 % Much better value.
+65%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 52 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$325 $55 Hugely cheaper.
+83%
Nice To Haves 
+25%
Age
Newest 		142 Months 126+ Months More recent.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		233 Pts 319 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+37%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		215 Pts 270 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+26%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 58.5%
Average Bench 59.2%
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