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IntelBX80637I53570K
IntelBX80648I75960X
▲ 747,437 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q2 2012.

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▲ 565,820 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+19%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 200,984 user samples
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185,516 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 460th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 235th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.6 % 80.5 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
Average Score 
+35%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.1 Pts 87 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94.1 Pts 100 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts 201 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		300 Pts 398 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		319 Pts 718 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+125%
Overclocked Score 
+36%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts 95.3 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 128 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		226 Pts 254 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		393 Pts 502 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		406 Pts 920 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+127%
Value & Sentiment 
+97%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.16 % Hugely higher market share.
+220% 		0.05 %
Value
Value For Money 		108 % Much better value.
+49% 		72.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		74 % Much more popular.
+32% 		56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$50 Hugely cheaper.
+88% 		$400
Nice To Haves 
+91%
Age
Newest 		146 Months 118 Months More recent.
+19%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		77 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+45% 		140 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+13% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9% 		3.5 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		405 Pts 1353 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+234%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts 1075 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+235%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Ivy Bridge Haswell-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1155 LGA2011-V3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4000 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q3'14
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 20 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 - $235.00 $999.00 - $1059.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 0 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 68 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 None
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.6%
Average Bench 80.5%
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