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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.6 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 52381 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 61,954 user samples
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20,423 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 63% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 25% Great: 63%
SPEED RANK: 805th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
41,531 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 698th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		49.6 % 53.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.8 Pts +2% 65.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		75.6 Pts +1% 74.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		132 Pts 148 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		188 Pts 240 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		192 Pts 256 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+33%
Overclocked Score 
+3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7% 		82.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+17% 		86 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		178 Pts +5% 170 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		259 Pts 312 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		259 Pts 316 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22%
Value & Sentiment 
+1%
Market Share
Based on 67,721,128 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+22%
Age
Newest 		110+ Months 101+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		259 Pts 315 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+22%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		190 Pts 257 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'15 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		4 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$393.00 $250.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 5500 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		16 GB 64 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm 42mm x 28mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		14nm 14 nm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		4x1, 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 49.6%
Average Bench 53.7%
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Exceptionally good laptop CPU. It has aged well. The only thing holding it back is typically the Intel HD 5500 graphics, which are meh at best. [Apr '21 Drakorvich]

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