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▲ 52217 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 53107 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 32,543 user samples
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22,632 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 528th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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 		63.3 % 64.8 % +2%
Average Score 
+1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75 Pts 78.2 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.1 Pts +4% 82.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		164 Pts +3% 159 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		282 Pts +0% 281 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		408 Pts +2% 399 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89.1 Pts +1% 88.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		105 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+10% 		95.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		204 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		186 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		375 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6% 		354 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		529 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+13% 		470 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+12%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		75.1 % 85.8 % Better value.
+14%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $100 Much cheaper.
+33%
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months +1% 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		528 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+12% 		470 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		415 Pts +3% 404 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'13 Q2'12
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 - $380.00 $378.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 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® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.3 GHz 1.25 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0

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