IntelBX80646I34370
IntelBX80684I79700K

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 552,337 user samples
1,504 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 487th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
550,833 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 98th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
65.8 % 96.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+47%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.9 Pts 90.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
100 Pts 140 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+40%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
176 Pts 279 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+59%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
266 Pts 552 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+108%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
270 Pts 964 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+257%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.7 Pts 96.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
113 Pts 155 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+37%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
210 Pts 309 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+47%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
301 Pts 618 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+105%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
301 Pts 1123 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+273%
Market Share
Based on 67,710,981 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 2.2 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
105 % Slightly better value.
+6%
99.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 92 % Much more popular.
+77%
Price
Price (score)
$50 Much cheaper.
+80%
$249
Age
Newest
115 Months 65 Months Much more recent.
+43%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+43%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+29%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
302 Pts 1145 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+279%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
271 Pts 1001 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+269%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'14 Q4'18
Cache
Cache
4 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$138.00 - $147.00 $374.00 - $385.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013C PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.15 GHz 1.20 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
No 2.0
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
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
Up to 3.0 3.0

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