Intel
Intel

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.9 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.5 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 22,260 user samples
6,703 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 41% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 455th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
15,557 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 586th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.3 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
59.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
71.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
95.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18%
80.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
181 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
153 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
310 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+20%
259 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
448 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19%
378 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.9 Pts +3% 86.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
110 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
98.4 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
216 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13%
191 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
395 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15%
343 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
561 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
503 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,780,195 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % 0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
86.8 % 95.7 % Better value.
+10%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$110 $50 Much cheaper.
+55%
Age
Newest
119+ Months 119+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
563 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+13%
500 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
455 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+18%
384 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'14 Q2'14
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$568.00 - $570.00 $378.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.3 GHz 1.15 GHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No

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