Intel
Intel
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.4 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.8 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 85,537 user samples
73,655 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 22% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 22% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 900th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
11,882 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 640th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
46.2 % 57 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
64.8 Pts 76.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
69 Pts 83.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
117 Pts 145 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+24%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
160 Pts 216 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+35%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
169 Pts 220 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+30%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
82.5 Pts 90.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
88.3 Pts 96 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
151 Pts 174 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+15%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
214 Pts 253 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
218 Pts 253 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+16%
Market Share
Based on 67,699,025 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+600%
0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 52 % +2%
Age
Newest
110+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
119+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
218 Pts 254 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+17%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
169 Pts 221 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+31%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'15 Q4'13
Cache
Cache
4 MB 3 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$393.00 $225.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
16 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3L 1333/1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 5500 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
300 MHz 400 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
950 MHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
16 GB 2 GB
Package Size
Package Size
40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
4x1, 2x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
12 16

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