Intel
Intel

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.9 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 50,309 user samples
13,678 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 27% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 27% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 750th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
36,631 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 18% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 967th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
51.5 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
43.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
69.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
62.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
76.9 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+30%
59.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
135 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32%
102 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
197 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+35%
146 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
200 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32%
151 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
89.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
93.2 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
81.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
170 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27%
134 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
246 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+24%
198 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
246 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+24%
198 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,719,241 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 52 %
Age
Newest
121+ Months +1% 122+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
246 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+24%
199 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
201 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+33%
151 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'13 Q3'13
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$225.00 - $227.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
400 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.25 GHz 1.1 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4 4x1, 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 12

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Still pretty fast today. [Jan '20 TheWildShadow55]

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Would throttle to the lowest clock it could achieve (800 mhz) without a program called ThrottleStop, for no reason. Is faster than a mobile Haswell Pentium or Celeron, though. [Feb '20 Drakorvich]

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