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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 505 ▼
  

Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Effective Speed 
+43%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,360 user samples
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2,925 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 324th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
435 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 36% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 36% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 745th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		73.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+43% 		51.6 %
Average Score 
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.4 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+34% 		65.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94.9 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17% 		81 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32% 		142 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		349 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59% 		220 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		355 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+56% 		227 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+44%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+25% 		76.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		117 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+21% 		96.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		234 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34% 		174 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		451 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+70% 		266 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		456 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+71% 		267 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +4% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+26%
Age
Newest 		121+ Months 59+ Months Much more recent.
+51%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		460 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+73% 		266 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		356 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+56% 		228 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 73.9%
Average Bench 51.6%
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