IntelBX80677I37350K
IntelBX80648I75960X

2 Cores, 4 Threads @4.2GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,470 user samples
4,002 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 367th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
71.5 % 80.5 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.7 Pts 87 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
122 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
100 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
215 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
201 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
332 Pts 398 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
337 Pts 718 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+113%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.2 Pts 95.3 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
144 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
128 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
258 Pts +2% 254 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
395 Pts 502 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+27%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
396 Pts 920 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+132%
Market Share
Based on 67,769,186 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.02 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money
121 % Much better value.
+51%
79.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 56 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$42 Hugely cheaper.
+85%
$285
Age
Newest
87 Months More recent.
+25%
116 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
60 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+57%
140 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+40%
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+20%
3.5 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
397 Pts 1353 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+241%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
339 Pts 1075 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+217%
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Haswell-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 LGA2011-V3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'17 Q3'14
Cache
Cache
4 MB 20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$168.00 - $179.00 $999.00 - $1059.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 0 GT/s
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
2 4
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 630 None
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 40

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