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

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▲ 552,439 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.50 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 207,789 user samples
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2,457 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 55% Base clock 5 GHz
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.35 GHz
Poor: 37% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 799th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
205,332 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 20% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 922nd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		49.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10% 		45.4 %
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		61.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		79.4 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17% 		67.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		138 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13% 		122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		194 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15% 		169 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		196 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8% 		181 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		73.9 Pts 82 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		90.1 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		85.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		165 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8% 		153 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		219 Pts 221 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		219 Pts 226 Pts +3%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,958,835 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.33 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+6%
Age
Newest 		125+ Months 94+ Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		220 Pts 226 Pts +3%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		197 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+8% 		182 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q3'16
Cache
Cache 		4 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$177.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		2.5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 620
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		900 MHz 300.00 MHz
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		2 3
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42mm X 24mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8 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 49.8%
Average Bench 45.4%
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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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