Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 11,600 user samples
613 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 400th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
10,987 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 577th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
60.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
81.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+28%
70.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
173 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+30%
133 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
294 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
230 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
414 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+75%
236 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.9 Pts +3% 91.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
103 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
84.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
200 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27%
157 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
346 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+27%
272 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
485 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+79%
271 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,753,666 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 52 % +4%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
487 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+80%
271 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
421 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+77%
238 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'12 Q1'11
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$294.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 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
1.15 GHz 1.1 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 2.0

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