IntelBX80646I54460
$194
AMDHDZ965FBGMBOX
$144
 $194 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

 $144 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4GHz, K10.
Release date: Q1 2009.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 288,845 user samples
245,403 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 544th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
43,442 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 4.4 GHz
Worst Bench: 35% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 35% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 725th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.1 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
52.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.6 Pts +2% 76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
83.8 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+75%
47.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
164 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+73%
94.8 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
263 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59%
165 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
281 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+64%
171 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.8 Pts +3% 88.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
92.4 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+64%
56.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
181 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+62%
112 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
325 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+56%
208 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
331 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+58%
210 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,820,908 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.37 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,600%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
68.6 % Slightly better value.
+9%
63 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % +2% 56 %
Price
Price (score)
$194 $144 Cheaper.
+26%
Age
Newest
120 Months Much more recent.
+34%
182 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+33%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+51%
45 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
333 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+59%
209 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
283 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+65%
172 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell K10
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM2+ AM3
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 None
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