Intel
Intel
  

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

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.60 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 36,181 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
24,421 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 22% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 22% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 934th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+34%
45 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.8 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+34%
59 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
69.5 Pts 70.9 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
133 Pts +5% 127 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
231 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+29%
179 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
330 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+76%
188 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
80.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
81.4 Pts 94.1 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
158 Pts 170 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
294 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+22%
241 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
387 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+57%
246 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,764,596 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 54 % +4%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 87+ Months More recent.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
388 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+59%
244 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
333 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+76%
189 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 4 GT/s OPI
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, 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 620
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 300.00 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 1.10 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224) 42mm X 24mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
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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