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Intel

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.8 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 35,547 user samples
34,495 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 546th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
1,052 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 631st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
63.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
58.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.1 Pts +1% 84.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
71.1 Pts 74.2 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
138 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
129 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
239 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+27%
188 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
248 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+30%
191 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.5 Pts +2% 92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.2 Pts +5% 82.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
168 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
158 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
301 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+44%
209 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
302 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+44%
209 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,897,605 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
86.8 % 89.2 % +3%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
50 %
Price
Price (score)
$90 $60 Much cheaper.
+33%
Age
Newest
130+ Months 129+ Months +1%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
310 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+48%
210 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
250 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+30%
193 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'10 Q2'11
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography
45 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$213.00 $134.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
2.5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB 32 GB
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes

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