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▲ 52265 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.8 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 55522 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Effective Speed 
+52%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,458 user samples
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19,722 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.8 GHz
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 25,542,242 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 529th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
32,736 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 99th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64 % 97.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+52%
Average Score 
+116%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.8 Pts 90.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		73.3 Pts 140 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+91%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		143 Pts 280 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+96%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		257 Pts 555 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+116%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		264 Pts 968 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+267%
Overclocked Score 
+112%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.7 Pts 96.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.4 Pts 153 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+90%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		157 Pts 306 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+95%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		303 Pts 611 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+102%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		304 Pts 1116 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+267%
Value & Sentiment 
+378%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.17 % Hugely higher market share.
+750%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+203%
Age
Newest 		126+ Months 64+ Months Much more recent.
+49%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		303 Pts 1149 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+279%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		265 Pts 1006 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+280%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q1'19
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.1 GHz 4.90 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 64%
Average Bench 97.1%
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Very good for gaming. The intagrated graphics are okay I guess they run youtube video at 4k at about 30 fps or so. Really good budget chip. [Apr '22 pcterrorizer_]

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