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▲ 5169 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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▲ 54414 ▼
  

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

Effective Speed 
+40%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 90,264 user samples
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7,298 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 41% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 620th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		57.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+40% 		41.3 %
Average Score 
+62%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26% 		61.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.6 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+68% 		51.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		150 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+68% 		89.5 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		223 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+78% 		125 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		227 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+72% 		132 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+49%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10% 		82 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+56% 		64.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		176 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+57% 		112 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		254 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+62% 		157 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		254 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+59% 		160 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+97%
Market Share
Based on 67,719,976 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200% 		0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+42%
Age
Newest 		120+ Months 116+ Months +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		254 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+58% 		161 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		228 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+73% 		132 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		4 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$192.00 - $195.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 2.7 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 16 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1 GHz
Flexible Display Interface
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 4x1, 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 12

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 57.7%
Average Bench 41.3%
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