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▲ 51731 ▼

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

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▲ 5051 ▼
  

Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+43%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,792 user samples
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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: 604th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
1,447 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 48% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 1034th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		58.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+43% 		41 %
Average Score 
+116%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21% 		66.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82.7 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+161% 		31.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		145 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+131% 		62.8 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		211 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+133% 		90.6 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		214 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+132% 		92.3 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+114%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+18% 		79.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		91.8 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+160% 		35.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+146% 		70.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		232 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+125% 		103 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		232 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+123% 		104 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % +2% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+80%
Age
Newest 		140 Months 122+ Months More recent.
+13%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		233 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+124% 		104 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		215 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+129% 		93.7 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 58.5%
Average Bench 41%
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