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IntelBX80677I57400
IntelBX80601950
▲ 5312,780 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.0GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

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▲ 553,640 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.07GHz, Nehalem.
Release date: Q1 2009.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 270,655 user samples
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234,266 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 536th / 1455
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
36,389 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 494th / 1455
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		63.5 % 65.9 % +4%
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.6 Pts 86.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		92.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22% 		75.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		180 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25% 		144 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		284 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15% 		248 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		303 Pts 350 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+16%
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.4 Pts 96.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		102 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16% 		88 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		203 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19% 		170 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		355 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15% 		309 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		363 Pts 417 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Value & Sentiment 
+600%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.74 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,367% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		92.8 % Slightly better value.
+6% 		87.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 55 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$70 Much cheaper.
+30% 		$100
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		89 Months Much more recent.
+51% 		183 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50% 		130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+69% 		45 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 3.07 GHz +2%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.33 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		368 Pts 434 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		307 Pts 356 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Kaby Lake Nehalem
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 LGA1366
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 630 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'17 Q2'09
Cache
Cache 		6 MB 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.2
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$182.00 $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.50 GHz 3.33 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 4.8 GT/s QPI
QPI Links
# of QPI Links 		0 1
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 24 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 3
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 1.0
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.5%
Average Bench 65.9%
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