IntelBX80646I54460
$194
IntelBX80646I34330
$140
 $194 

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

 $140 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 251,746 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: 545th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
6,343 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 49% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 49% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 553rd / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.1 % +0% 61.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.6 Pts 82.4 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
83.8 Pts 90.8 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
164 Pts +2% 160 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
263 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
241 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
281 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+14%
246 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.8 Pts 93.2 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
92.4 Pts 102 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
181 Pts 190 Pts +5%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
325 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19%
274 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
331 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+20%
275 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,837,485 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.39 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,800%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
68.6 % 74.7 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$194 $140 Cheaper.
+28%
Age
Newest
120 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
130 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts 54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+36%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
333 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+21%
276 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
283 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+15%
247 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'14 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$182.00 - $187.00 $138.00 - $147.00
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013D PCG 2013C
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.1 GHz 1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No

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