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▲ 5244 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.2 GHz, Crystal Well.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

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▲ 53107 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.6 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 11,603 user samples
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1,692 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 517th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
9,911 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 503rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64 % 64.8 % +1%
Average Score 
+4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.8 Pts 78.2 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		89 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7% 		82.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9% 		159 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		296 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+5% 		281 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		426 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7% 		399 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		83.6 Pts 88.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+6% 		95.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		195 Pts +5% 186 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		365 Pts +3% 354 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		506 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8% 		470 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		112+ Months Slightly more recent.
+10% 		124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		505 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+7% 		470 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		423 Pts +5% 404 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		6 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$434.00 $378.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		200 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.2 GHz 1.25 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

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