Intel
Intel
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.7 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.80 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 16,152 user samples
16,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 732nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
41 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 594th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
52.2 % 59.2 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.6 Pts 79.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
69.9 Pts 80.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
118 Pts 143 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
169 Pts 227 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+34%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
173 Pts 226 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+31%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.9 Pts 96.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
87.6 Pts 89.3 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
154 Pts 172 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
212 Pts 249 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
212 Pts 253 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+19%
Market Share
Based on 67,716,520 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
50 %
Age
Newest
124+ Months 78+ Months Much more recent.
+37%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
212 Pts 251 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
175 Pts 228 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+30%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
4 MB SmartCache 3 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
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
21.3 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 650
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 300.00 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
2 3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.3 GHz 1.00 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 42mm X 24mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 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 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16 12

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