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▲ 52133 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.2 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 502 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.8 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 14,164 user samples
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13,224 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 364th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
940 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 454th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		71.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		67.3 %
Average Score 
+24%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.3 Pts 84.9 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		99.3 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+23% 		80.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21% 		156 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		327 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13% 		289 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		490 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+67% 		293 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts +1% 92.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		112 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24% 		90.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		217 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+26% 		172 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		379 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18% 		322 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		553 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+72% 		321 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +4% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+48%
Age
Newest 		116+ Months +2% 118+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		554 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+72% 		322 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		500 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+69% 		295 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$303.00 - $312.00 $182.00 - $187.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2013C 2011C
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.2 GHz 1.05 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

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