Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.3 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 5,683 user samples
2,657 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 544th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
3,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.8 GHz
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 464th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.4 % 67 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.9 Pts 87 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
77.3 Pts 85.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
148 Pts 160 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
257 Pts 258 Pts +0%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
362 Pts +1% 359 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
84.7 Pts 92.6 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
90.6 Pts 99.2 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
176 Pts 191 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
334 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
304 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
435 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+11%
391 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,901,040 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 51 %
Age
Newest
125+ Months 121+ Months +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
436 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+11%
393 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
366 Pts +1% 364 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q1'11
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 850 MHz
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display
Yes No
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
3 2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.2 GHz 1.35 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 2.0

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