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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6 GHz, Sandy Bridge E.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 561,547 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 143,532 user samples
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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 418th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
104,858 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 512th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		69.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		65.1 %
Average Score 
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.3 Pts +4% 80.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		90 Pts +1% 89.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts 175 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		299 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5% 		284 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		432 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+42% 		304 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+15%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.1 Pts +2% 92.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		98.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		213 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		373 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+5% 		354 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		534 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48% 		361 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+75%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % 0.17 % Hugely higher market share.
+143%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 56 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+32%
Age
Newest 		126+ Months 126+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		547 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+50% 		364 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		444 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+45% 		307 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'12 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		10 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $213.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.5%
Average Bench 65.1%
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