IntelBX80648I75960X
IntelBX8070110700K

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 214,327 user samples
15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
198,859 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 99th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.5 % 96.5 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87 Pts 91.1 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
100 Pts 142 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+42%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
201 Pts 280 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
398 Pts 547 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+37%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
718 Pts 969 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+35%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.3 Pts 96.7 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
128 Pts 153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
254 Pts 304 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
502 Pts 602 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
920 Pts 1111 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+21%
Market Share
Based on 67,858,713 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.91 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,933%
Value
Value For Money
79.9 % 102 % Better value.
+28%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 89 % Much more popular.
+59%
Price
Price (score)
$285 $224 Cheaper.
+21%
Age
Newest
117 Months 48 Months Much more recent.
+59%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 125 Watts More energy efficient.
+11%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores 8 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads 16 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+27%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 5.1 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+46%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1353 Pts 1573 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+16%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1075 Pts 1453 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell-E Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'14 Q2'20
Cache
Cache
20 MB SmartCache 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz 5.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
0 GT/s 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR4-2933
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
None Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 3
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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