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 $370 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

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▲ 54604 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.10 GHz, Whiskey Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 57,493 user samples
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Best Bench: 74% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 40% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 40% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 551st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
15,431 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 718th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.9 % Faster effective speed.
+17% 		52.8 %
Average Score 
+18%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13% 		67.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82 Pts 89 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		155 Pts 158 Pts +2%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		263 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+18% 		223 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		379 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+68% 		225 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+9%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6% 		84.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		95.3 Pts 117 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts 206 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		340 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11% 		306 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		489 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+60% 		306 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
0%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.04 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Nice To Haves 
+27%
Age
Newest 		133 Months 65+ Months Much more recent.
+51%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		490 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+61% 		304 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		386 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+72% 		225 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q3'18
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.4 GHz 3.90 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 4 GT/s OPI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		400 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.2 GHz 1.00 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		2 GB 32 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 46x24
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.9%
Average Bench 52.8%
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