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▲ 5013 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.3 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 52231 ▼
  

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

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,998 user samples
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5,324 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 40% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 40% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 554th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
38,674 User Benchmarks
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: 409th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.7 % 69.5 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.6 Pts 84.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		78.8 Pts 90 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+14%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		149 Pts 173 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		251 Pts 299 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		363 Pts 432 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19%
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.3 Pts 94.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.4 Pts 110 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts 213 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		330 Pts 373 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		471 Pts 534 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+13%
Value & Sentiment 
+202%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 52 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		115+ Months Slightly more recent.
+7% 		124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		470 Pts 547 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+16%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		360 Pts 444 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+23%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q1'12
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.7%
Average Bench 69.5%
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