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▲ 5155 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.8 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 5121 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @1.60 GHz, Cherry Trail.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Effective Speed 
+82%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,558 user samples
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4,182 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 35% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 35% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 860th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
376 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 32% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 17% Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 17% Great: 32%
SPEED RANK: 1401st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.7 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+82% 		26.7 %
Average Score 
+101%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.8 Pts Hugely lower memory latency.
+85% 		38.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		60.2 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+153% 		23.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		103 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+118% 		47.3 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		151 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+76% 		86 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		154 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+76% 		87.6 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+116%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.8 Pts Much lower OC memory latency.
+77% 		48.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		75.9 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+195% 		25.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		132 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+157% 		51.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		182 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+77% 		103 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		182 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+77% 		103 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 51 %
Nice To Haves 
+44%
Age
Newest 		130+ Months 97+ Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		183 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+79% 		102 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		156 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+78% 		87.4 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q1'16
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 2 MB
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 $37.00
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 8 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 405
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 200.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 600.00 MHz
Package Size
Package Size 		31mm x 24mm 17mm x 17mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 2x1, 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		1 2

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