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2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.70 GHz, Kaby Lake R.
Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 46,656 user samples
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26,848 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 57% Base clock 1.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 57%
SPEED RANK: 881st / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
19,808 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 24% Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 24% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 755th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		47.2 % 51.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Average Score 
+63%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+22% 		58.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		53.9 Pts 80.4 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+49%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		91.9 Pts 150 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+63%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		134 Pts 244 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+82%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		138 Pts 335 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+143%
Overclocked Score 
+89%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		79.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		68 Pts 107 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+57%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		118 Pts 212 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+80%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		165 Pts 362 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+119%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		165 Pts 493 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+199%
Value & Sentiment 
+802%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.17 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,600%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 54 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+127%
Age
Newest 		147 Months 78+ Months Much more recent.
+47%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		166 Pts 488 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+194%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		139 Pts 335 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+141%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q3'17
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 $297.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		2.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 1.10 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		31.0mm x 24.0mm 42mm X 24mm
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 		1 12

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 47.2%
Average Bench 51.6%
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