Intel
Intel

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 37,350 user samples
26,927 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 33% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 33% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 555th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
10,423 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 27% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 27% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 582nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
61.7 % +3% 59.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
72 Pts 77.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
87.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+20%
72.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
165 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20%
138 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
279 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19%
234 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
407 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+28%
318 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.3 Pts 90 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
106 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+18%
90.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
208 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18%
176 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
379 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
320 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
544 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+29%
422 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,824,031 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
55.8 % 73.8 % Much better value.
+32%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score)
$400 $130 Much cheaper.
+68%
Age
Newest
120+ Months +3% 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
543 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+29%
422 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
411 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+29%
318 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'14 Q4'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 32 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
3 2
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 2.0

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