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IntelBX8071512400
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 $393 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.8GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 933,379 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+96%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 56,601 user samples
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39,249 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 30% Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 30% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 805th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
17,352 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 90th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		50.1 % 98.2 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+96%
Average Score 
+235%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.2 Pts 80.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		63.9 Pts 173 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+171%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		109 Pts 331 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+204%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		158 Pts 621 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+293%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		163 Pts 973 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+497%
Overclocked Score 
+179%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.3 Pts 90.4 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		84 Pts 182 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+117%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		141 Pts 353 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+150%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		207 Pts 673 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+225%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		206 Pts 1039 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+404%
Value & Sentiment 
+235%
Market Share
Based on 68,106,344 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % 0.44 % Hugely higher market share.
+633%
Value
Value For Money 		45.5 % 119 % Hugely better value.
+161%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 93 % Much more popular.
+79%
Price
Price (score) 		$393 $138 Much cheaper.
+65%
Nice To Haves 
+183%
Age
Newest 		129 Months 29 Months Much more recent.
+78%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		15 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+77% 		65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		1.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+39%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3 GHz 4.4 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+47%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		207 Pts 1221 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+490%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 1176 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+617%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCBGA1168 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 50.1%
Average Bench 98.2%
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