Intel
Intel
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.6 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.30 GHz, Amber Lake Y.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,389 user samples
4,235 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 54% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 54%
SPEED RANK: 924th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
154 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 838th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
45.3 % 48.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
72.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
65 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
43.8 Pts 81.4 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+86%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
73.7 Pts 132 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+79%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
106 Pts 189 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+78%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
108 Pts 181 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+68%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12%
77.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
58.8 Pts 119 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+102%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
98.6 Pts 189 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+92%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
134 Pts 278 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+107%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
134 Pts 272 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+103%
Market Share
Based on 67,716,400 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 50 %
Age
Newest
124+ Months 65+ Months Much more recent.
+48%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
134 Pts 270 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+101%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
108 Pts 176 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+63%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'11 Q3'18
Cache
Cache
3 MB L3 4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
N/A $291.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
2.3 GHz 3.90 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
8 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333 LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s 29.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 615
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.15 GHz 950 MHz
Package Size
Package Size
31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023) 20mm X 16.5mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 10

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