IntelBX80684I58600
Intel

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.10 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 29,162 user samples
18,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 149th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
10,921 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 291st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
88.2 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
76 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.7 Pts +3% 84.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
125 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
93.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
248 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32%
188 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
484 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33%
363 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
658 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+13%
584 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.3 Pts +1% 93.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
132 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
110 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
262 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
220 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
517 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19%
436 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
765 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11%
691 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,721,777 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+250%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
102 % Much better value.
+68%
60.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score)
$165 Much cheaper.
+74%
$635
Age
Newest
72+ Months Much more recent.
+40%
120+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
764 Pts 862 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+13%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
674 Pts 732 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+9%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'18 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
9 MB SmartCache 12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 AVX
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$213.00 - $224.00 $583.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.30 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 0 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 256 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x4, x8, x16
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 40

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