Intel
Intel
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 14,202 user samples
524 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 33% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 33% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 714th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
13,678 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 27% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 27% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 750th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
52.9 % +3% 51.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
79.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
69.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
63.7 Pts 76.9 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
108 Pts 135 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
154 Pts 197 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
156 Pts 200 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.3 Pts +2% 89.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
78.4 Pts 93.2 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
140 Pts 170 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
188 Pts 246 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+31%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
188 Pts 246 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+31%
Market Share
Based on 67,711,234 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 52 % +4%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 121+ Months +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
189 Pts 246 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+30%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
155 Pts 201 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+30%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'11 Q4'13
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
N/A $225.00 - $227.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3L 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 400 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT eDP/DP/HDMI
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.3 GHz 1.25 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

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