Intel
$281
IntelBX80684I39100F
 $281 

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

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q2 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 98,760 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
34,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 236th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
42.6 % 80.1 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+88%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
63.6 Pts 88 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+38%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
51 Pts 122 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+139%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
89 Pts 240 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+170%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
126 Pts 416 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+230%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
132 Pts 423 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+220%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86 Pts 94.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
70.7 Pts 126 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+78%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
115 Pts 250 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+117%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
173 Pts 476 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+175%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
172 Pts 475 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+176%
Market Share
Based on 67,739,686 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.41 % Hugely higher market share.
+925%
Value
Value For Money
42.5 % 110 % Hugely better value.
+159%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 85 % Much more popular.
+63%
Price
Price (score)
$281 $88 Much cheaper.
+69%
Age
Newest
127 Months 60 Months Much more recent.
+53%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
15 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+77%
65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
1.6 GHz 3.6 GHz Hugely faster base frequency.
+125%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
2.6 GHz 4.2 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+62%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
174 Pts 474 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+172%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
132 Pts 427 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+223%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1168 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4400 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q2'19
Cache
Cache
3 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
2.6 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4-2400
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
Package Size
Package Size
40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes 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 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
12 16

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