Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.6 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 401,394 user samples
80,960 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 615th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
320,434 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 599th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
57.8 % 58.7 % +2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
70.3 Pts +2% 68.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
79.8 Pts +1% 78.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
148 Pts 149 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
247 Pts 265 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
356 Pts 393 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
84.4 Pts +2% 82.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
97.5 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
91.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
191 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
175 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
328 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
309 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
492 Pts +3% 479 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,695,893 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.07 % 0.36 % Hugely higher market share.
+414%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 62 % More popular.
+17%
Age
Newest
111+ Months 103+ Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
490 Pts +1% 485 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
364 Pts 404 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+11%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1 '15 Q3'15
Cache
Cache
6 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
400 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.2 GHz 1.05 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 42mm x 28mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
Yes 2.0
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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