Intel
Intel
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2 GHz, Crystal Well.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.60 GHz, 15 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 60,356 user samples
5,497 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 526th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
54,859 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 26% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 0.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 26% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 704th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
63.4 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
53.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+28%
61 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
82 Pts 86.2 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
154 Pts 158 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
266 Pts +5% 254 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
389 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15%
338 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86.6 Pts +3% 84.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
93.3 Pts 116 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
181 Pts 227 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
335 Pts 379 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
473 Pts 516 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Market Share
Based on 67,707,535 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.5 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,150%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 56 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Age
Newest
122+ Months 58+ Months Much more recent.
+52%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
472 Pts 511 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
391 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
336 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q3'19
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
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
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 4 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 Intel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
200 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 1.10 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 32 GB
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 46mm x 24mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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It's actually quite snappy for a 15w CPU, using the web, spreadsheets and other light software feels just as fast as my 6700k. [May '20 jetjix]

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