Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.50 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,312 user samples
347 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 33% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 33% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 627th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
1,965 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 520th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57.4 % 63.9 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
79.2 Pts +3% 76.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
61.4 Pts 113 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+84%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
116 Pts 197 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+70%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
198 Pts 296 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+49%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
273 Pts 300 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.2 Pts +3% 88.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
76 Pts 126 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+66%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
147 Pts 231 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+57%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
273 Pts 342 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+25%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
352 Pts +3% 343 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,818,756 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 51 %
Age
Newest
117+ Months 88+ Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
353 Pts +4% 340 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
272 Pts 299 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 4 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
2.9 GHz 4.00 GHz
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
1.2 GHz 1.15 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1224) 42x24x1.3
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
No Yes
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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