Intel
$281
Intel
 $281 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.00 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 111,561 user samples
64,450 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 56% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 20% Great: 56%
SPEED RANK: 997th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
47,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 49% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 15% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 15% Great: 49%
SPEED RANK: 1160th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
42.6 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
36.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
63.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20%
53 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
51 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16%
44 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
89 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
78.4 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
126 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
112 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
132 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11%
119 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
77.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
70.7 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
55.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
115 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+17%
98.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
173 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
146 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
172 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+18%
146 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,786,734 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 0.1 % Much higher market share.
+67%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 52 %
Age
Newest
128 Months 88+ Months Much more recent.
+31%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
174 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
147 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
132 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10%
120 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q4'16
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 520
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
200 MHz 300.00 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1 GHz 900.00 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 32 GB
Package Size
Package Size
40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm 42mm X 24mm
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) ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
4x1, 2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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