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▲ 54606 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.10 GHz, Whiskey Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

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▲ 5134 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.40 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 16,959 user samples
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15,431 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 721st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
1,528 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 65% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 38% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 684th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		52.8 % 54.9 % +4%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		67.2 Pts 68 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		89 Pts 93.2 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		158 Pts 166 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+5%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		223 Pts 244 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		225 Pts 239 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6%
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		84.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		77.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		117 Pts 119 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		206 Pts 213 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		306 Pts 318 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		306 Pts 314 Pts +3%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		51 %
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		67+ Months More recent.
+21% 		85+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		304 Pts 311 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		225 Pts 242 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+8%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'18 Q1'17
Cache
Cache 		4 MB SmartCache 4 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$281.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.90 GHz 3.80 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 620 Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 300.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.00 GHz 1.05 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		46x24 42x24x1.3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 12

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 52.8%
Average Bench 54.9%
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An amazing and powerful laptop CPU that is capable of Windows 11. Web browsing, word processing, and productivity is a breeze on this CPU. It can even handle video editing which I do a lot with this CPU. I currently have a 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 with this CPU and it is my reliable daily driver.  [May '23 AsianPCGeek]

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