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IntelBX80646I34340
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 491,219 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 186,496 user samples
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Best Bench: 74% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 458th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 3.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 49% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 49% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 509th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.1 % +4% 64.5 %
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.1 Pts 85.5 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		85.8 Pts 96.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		162 Pts 169 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		274 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8% 		253 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		394 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+54% 		256 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.2 Pts 94.8 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.2 Pts 108 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts 202 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		328 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15% 		286 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		451 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+58% 		285 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.28 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		74.2 % 98.3 % Much better value.
+32%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+27% 		49 %
Price
Price (score) 		$194 $60 Much cheaper.
+69%
Nice To Haves 
+25%
Age
Newest 		159 Months 129 Months More recent.
+19%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+43%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+6% 		3.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		452 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+58% 		286 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		403 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+56% 		258 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA1155 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 2000 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$273.00 $149.00 - $157.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		850 MHz 350 MHz
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		No Yes
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.35 GHz 1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 Up to 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.1%
Average Bench 64.5%
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The Intel Core i3-4340 is a budget dual-core four threaded 4th generation Haswell processor released in Q3 2013. At the time of release it was the top end Haswell Core i3 chip – offering great value for money, performance and power efficiency. It scores a strong effective speed of 89% with its base clock of 3.6 GHz which means that users will experience smooth and fast performance with the majority of desktop applications. Its two cores and four virtual cores are adequate for most games. The i3-4340 features Intel HD Graphics 4600 which are probably okay for playing some older games in 720p and are comparable AMD integrated graphics (for example, on the AMD A10-5800k) when it comes to 3D gaming. But serious gamers will need to have enough money left over after purchasing the i3-4340 to spend on a stand alone GPU. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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