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▲ 52158 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 53640 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+28%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 93,433 user samples
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Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 516th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
77,810 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 790th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64.8 % Faster effective speed.
+28% 		50.7 %
Average Score 
+34%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13% 		73.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		76.1 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+10% 		69.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		150 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+26% 		119 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		270 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+65% 		164 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		275 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+58% 		174 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+24%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.7 Pts +1% 90.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		82.9 Pts 83.4 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		162 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		147 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		314 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+55% 		203 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		314 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+53% 		205 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+5%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.02 %
Value
Value For Money 		88.3 % Better value.
+26% 		70 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$90 $86 +4%
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		126+ Months 125+ Months +1%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		314 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+53% 		205 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		277 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+58% 		175 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'11 Q1'11
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $113.00 - $120.00
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 64.8%
Average Bench 50.7%
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