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IntelBX80623I52400
IntelBX80662I36100
▲ 605,929 ▼
 €17 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 6220,531 ▼
 €86 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.7GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q4 2015.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 276,421 user samples
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166,255 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 544th / 1414
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
110,166 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 644th / 1414
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		60.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		55.4 %
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		71.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		77.7 Pts 89.5 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts 159 Pts +5%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		248 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+10% 		225 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		263 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11% 		237 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.8 Pts 91.3 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		85.4 Pts 107 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		168 Pts 189 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		310 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13% 		274 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		311 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11% 		281 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+53%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.35 % Much higher market share.
+67% 		0.21 %
Value
Value For Money 		125 % Much better value.
+70% 		73.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		60 % 62 % +3%
Price
Price (score) 		€17 Hugely cheaper.
+80% 		€86
Nice To Haves 
+6%
Age
Newest 		150 Months 93 Months Much more recent.
+38%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 47 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+51%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+19%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		313 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+10% 		285 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		264 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10% 		240 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA1155 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 2000 HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$178.00 $117.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		850 MHz 350 MHz
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		No Yes
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.1 GHz 1.05 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 60.6%
Average Bench 55.4%
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