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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @1.50 GHz, Apollo Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+67%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 49,601 user samples
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48,506 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 67% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 689th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
1,095 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 40% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 21% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 21% Great: 40%
SPEED RANK: 1268th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+67% 		32.9 %
Average Score 
+66%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73 Pts Hugely lower memory latency.
+89% 		38.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.4 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+92% 		45 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+75% 		87.1 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		215 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+37% 		157 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		224 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+39% 		161 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+68%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts Hugely lower OC memory latency.
+89% 		48.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+95% 		51.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+79% 		99.8 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		265 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+37% 		193 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		264 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37% 		193 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.08 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		51 %
Nice To Haves 
+18%
Age
Newest 		117 Months 88+ Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		266 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+38% 		193 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		224 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+42% 		158 Pts
Specifications 
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 2 MB
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$117.00 $161.00
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 8 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 505
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 250.00 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/MIPI-DSI
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		Yes No
InTru 3D Tech
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 		Yes No
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 8 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 24mm x 31mm
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
Small Business Advantage
Intel® Small Business Advantage 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 6

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.1%
Average Bench 32.9%
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