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IntelBX80684I39350KF
$180
IntelBX80633I74960X
$1,189
▲ 62797 ▼
 $180 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q1 2019.

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▲ 52910 ▼
 $1,189 

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 6,563 user samples
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1,442 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 148th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
5,121 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 265th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		89.3 % Faster effective speed.
+14% 		78.4 %
Average Score 
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts +3% 86.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+41% 		98 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		275 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+40% 		196 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		515 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+35% 		381 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		523 Pts 619 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18%
Overclocked Score 
+17%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.1 Pts +1% 95.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		157 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+33% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		313 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+35% 		231 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		613 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+36% 		450 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		613 Pts 728 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
Value & Sentiment 
+49%
Market Share
Based on 68,175,422 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		101 % Hugely better value.
+91% 		52.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+19% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Hugely cheaper.
+85% 		$1,189
Nice To Haves 
+23%
Age
Newest 		64 Months Much more recent.
+51% 		130 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		91 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+30% 		130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+11% 		3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		608 Pts 905 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+49%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		525 Pts 776 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+48%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Ivy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'19 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 89.3%
Average Bench 78.4%
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