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▲ 53217 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.10 GHz, 15 W.
Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

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▲ 54417 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+34%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 96,209 user samples
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13,243 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 684th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
82,966 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 53% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 1.7 GHz
Poor: 20% Great: 53%
SPEED RANK: 1040th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+34% 		41.3 %
Average Score 
+102%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		58.2 Pts 61.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		95.7 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+86% 		51.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		178 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+99% 		89.5 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		289 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+131% 		125 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		397 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+201% 		132 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+126%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		76.1 Pts 82 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		126 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+94% 		64.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		243 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+117% 		112 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		417 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+166% 		157 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		579 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+262% 		160 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+68%
Market Share
Based on 68,125,214 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+133%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 54 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+170%
Age
Newest 		56+ Months Much more recent.
+53% 		118+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		579 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+260% 		161 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		395 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+199% 		132 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'19 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		6 MB Intel® Smart Cache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		10 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.70 GHz 2.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		4 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 1 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		50mm x 25mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.5%
Average Bench 41.3%
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