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▲ 5135 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

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▲ 501 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.5 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+21%
Real World Speed
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1,590 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 571st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
268 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 56% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 56%
SPEED RANK: 791st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		60.6 % Faster effective speed.
+21% 		50.1 %
Average Score 
+71%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		77.5 Pts 78 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		97.1 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+79% 		54.1 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		171 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+90% 		89.9 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		254 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+94% 		131 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		259 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+93% 		134 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+65%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90 Pts +4% 86.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		111 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+64% 		67.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		207 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+78% 		116 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		293 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+89% 		155 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		293 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+89% 		155 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % +2% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+64%
Age
Newest 		107+ Months More recent.
+12% 		121+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		293 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+88% 		156 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		260 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+93% 		135 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'15 Q1'11
Cache
Cache 		4 MB 4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$426.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 8 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® Iris™ Graphics 6100 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.1 GHz 950 MHz
Package Size
Package Size 		40mm x24mm x 1.3mm 31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		14nm 32 nm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		4x1, 2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 16

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