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Intel
Intel

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,948 user samples
3,684 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 688th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
5,264 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 678th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
55.8 % 56.2 % +1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.7 Pts 77.7 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
83.2 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10%
75.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
140 Pts +4% 134 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
203 Pts +0% 202 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
206 Pts 207 Pts +0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
90.4 Pts 91.4 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
97.9 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
85.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
168 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
157 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
231 Pts +1% 228 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
231 Pts +1% 228 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,653,362 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
68.8 % 85.6 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 51 %
Price
Price (score)
$130 $60 Much cheaper.
+54%
Age
Newest
128+ Months 121+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
232 Pts +1% 229 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
207 Pts 207 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q3'13
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$184.00 $117.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
2011B PCG 2013A
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.1 GHz 1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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