Intel
Intel

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

  

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 239,827 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: 522nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
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: 919th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
63.6 % Much faster effective speed.
+40%
45.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+40%
61.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
71.1 Pts +5% 67.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
138 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13%
122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
239 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+41%
169 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
248 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+37%
181 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
82 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.2 Pts +1% 85.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
168 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+10%
153 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
301 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+36%
221 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
302 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+34%
226 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,826,377 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.35 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,650%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 55 % +4%
Age
Newest
125+ Months 93+ Months More recent.
+26%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
310 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+37%
226 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
250 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+37%
182 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'10 Q3'16
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$213.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.33 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
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
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions
No Yes
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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