Intel
Intel
  

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

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.10 GHz, 15 W.
Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 94,019 user samples
82,538 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 535th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
11,481 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 18% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 18% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 882nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
46.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.2 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+35%
59.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
83.1 Pts +1% 82.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
162 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
145 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
262 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+32%
199 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
279 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+36%
205 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
92.4 Pts 113 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
181 Pts 193 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
327 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19%
275 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
334 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+20%
278 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,799,375 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.09 % Higher market share.
+29%
0.07 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % More popular.
+17%
53 %
Age
Newest
125+ Months 55+ Months Much more recent.
+56%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
334 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+20%
278 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
282 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+39%
203 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q3'19
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
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
3.7 GHz 4.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Intel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
850 MHz 300 MHz
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.1 GHz 1.00 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm 46mm x 24mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3

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