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▲ 624,400 ▼

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

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 188,555 user samples
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185,630 User Benchmarks
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: 459th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
2,925 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 325th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.1 % 73.9 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.1 Pts 87.4 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		85.8 Pts 94.9 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		162 Pts 188 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		274 Pts 349 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+27%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		394 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11% 		355 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+19%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.2 Pts 95.5 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.2 Pts 117 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts 234 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+26%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		328 Pts 451 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+38%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		451 Pts 456 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		74.9 % 93.3 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+19% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$187 $119 Much cheaper.
+36%
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		160 Months 122+ Months More recent.
+24%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		452 Pts 460 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		403 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+13% 		356 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q1'12
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$273.00 $235.00
InTru 3D Tech
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 		Yes No
Clear Video HD Tech
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 		Yes No
Intel Insider
Intel® Insider™ 		Yes No
Flexible Display Interface
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) 		Yes No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes 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

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.1%
Average Bench 73.9%
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