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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Effective Speed 
+49%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 216,573 user samples
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81,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 560th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
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Best Bench: 55% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 17% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 17% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 1028th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.3 % Much faster effective speed.
+49% 		41.3 %
Average Score 
+53%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.2 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+38% 		56.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		80.8 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38% 		58.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+50% 		106 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		257 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+71% 		150 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		271 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+68% 		161 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+39%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14% 		80 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		89.5 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+21% 		74 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		133 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		315 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+65% 		191 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+62% 		197 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+40%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % 0.2 % Hugely higher market share.
+82%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +2% 53 %
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		127 Months 102+ Months More recent.
+20%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+61% 		199 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		274 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+70% 		161 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$182.00 - $187.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V 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 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 520
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.1 GHz 1 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 32 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42mm X 24mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 12

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.3%
Average Bench 41.3%
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