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$370
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 $370 

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

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▲ 52114 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.1 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 52,761 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: 560th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
10,699 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 425th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.9 % 69.3 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
Average Score 
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75.8 Pts 83.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		82 Pts 91.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		155 Pts 174 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		263 Pts 301 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		379 Pts 440 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+16%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.9 Pts 92.5 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		95.3 Pts 103 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts 201 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		340 Pts 365 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		489 Pts +1% 484 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+25%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Much higher market share.
+33% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		57.2 % 93.2 % Much better value.
+63%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$370 $95 Much cheaper.
+74%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		135 Months 125+ Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		490 Pts +1% 485 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		386 Pts 448 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 $294.00 - $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.2 GHz 1.15 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 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 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.9%
Average Bench 69.3%
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