Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.1 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.50 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 182,631 user samples
11,760 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 575th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
170,871 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 647th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
56.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
68.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
69.5 Pts 83.3 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+20%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
133 Pts 162 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
231 Pts 254 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+10%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
330 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+22%
271 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.9 Pts +3% 85.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
81.4 Pts 95.8 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
158 Pts 190 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
294 Pts 334 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
387 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
340 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,713,186 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.18 % Hugely higher market share.
+800%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 87+ Months More recent.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
388 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+14%
341 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
333 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+21%
275 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 6 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz 3.50 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/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.1 GHz 1.00 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224) 42mm x 28mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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