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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.33 GHz, Clarkdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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+108%
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Best Bench: 55% Base clock 5 GHz
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.35 GHz
Poor: 37% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 822nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		49.8 % 104 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+108%
Average Score 
+203%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.4 Pts 82.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		79.4 Pts 182 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+130%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		138 Pts 355 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+158%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		194 Pts 670 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+246%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		196 Pts 1,097 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+460%
Overclocked Score 
+188%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		73.9 Pts 91.4 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+24%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		90.1 Pts 192 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+113%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		165 Pts 379 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+130%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		219 Pts 734 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+235%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		219 Pts 1,183 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+440%
Value & Sentiment 
+2,072%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 94.3 % Hugely more popular.
+85%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.83 % Insanely higher market share.
+8,211%
Price
Price (score) 		$80 Hugely cheaper.
+87% 		149 USD
Value
Value For Money 		70.2 % 126 % Much better value.
+80%
Nice To Haves 
+559%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		220 Pts 1,697 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+671%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		197 Pts 1,595 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+710%
Age
Newest 		131+ Months 33 Months Hugely more recent.
+297%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 49.8%

A higher end Clarkdale hyperthreaded dual core processor. Came with similar amount of cores as i3-540 but comes with performance boosting features such as turbo which boost operating frequency to determined clock. For most users might worth looking to spend $30 more for more powerful i5-750 which comes with 4 core and 4 thread. Still worth it for today albeit for light gaming and modern basic tasks. [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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