IntelBX80623I72700K
IntelBX80684I39100F

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2011.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q2 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 55,002 user samples
20,692 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 339th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
34,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 236th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73 % 80.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.7 Pts 88 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
96 Pts 122 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
183 Pts 240 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
318 Pts 416 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
460 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
423 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.4 Pts +2% 94.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
121 Pts 126 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
236 Pts 250 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
412 Pts 476 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
600 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+26%
475 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,751,953 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.4 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,900%
Value
Value For Money
99.8 % 110 % Better value.
+10%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 85 % Much more popular.
+55%
Price
Price (score)
$89 $88 +2%
Age
Newest
151 Months 60 Months Much more recent.
+60%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
606 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
474 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
466 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+9%
427 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Sandy Bridge Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA1155 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 3000 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'11 Q2'19
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2400
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
No Yes
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) ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3.0

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