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▲ 54414 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 5171 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @1.50 GHz, Apollo Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Effective Speed 
+42%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 86,421 user samples
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82,966 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 53% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 1.7 GHz
Poor: 20% Great: 53%
SPEED RANK: 1026th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
3,455 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 38% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 18% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 18% Great: 38%
SPEED RANK: 1345th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.3 % Much faster effective speed.
+42% 		29.1 %
Average Score 
+19%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		61.3 Pts Hugely lower memory latency.
+85% 		33.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		51.5 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27% 		40.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		89.5 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13% 		79.5 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		125 Pts 145 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		132 Pts 148 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12%
Overclocked Score 
+24%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		82 Pts Much lower OC memory latency.
+75% 		46.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		64.8 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+41% 		45.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		112 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25% 		89.4 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		157 Pts 177 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		160 Pts 177 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		51 %
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		116+ Months 89+ Months More recent.
+23%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		161 Pts 178 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+11%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		132 Pts 148 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+12%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q3'16
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 2 MB
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$281.00 $107.00
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 8 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 500
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		200 MHz 250.00 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI eDP/DP/HDMI/MIPI-DSI
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		Yes No
InTru 3D Tech
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 		Yes No
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 8 GB
USB Revision
USB Revision 		3.0 2.0/3.0
# of USB Ports
# of USB Ports 		4 8
Total # of SATA Ports
Total # of SATA Ports 		4 2
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports 		4 2
Package Size
Package Size 		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm 24mm x 31mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
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
Rapid Storage Tech
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 		Yes No
Smart Connect Tech
Intel® Smart Connect Technology 		Yes No
Anti-Theft Tech
Anti-Theft Technology 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		4x1, 2x4 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 6

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.3%
Average Bench 29.1%
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