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▲ 7847,152 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

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▲ 505 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.7 GHz, Broadwell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 589,033 user samples
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588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 224th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
55 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 268th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.8 % +4% 77.8 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.6 Pts 89.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		119 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10% 		108 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		224 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		207 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		395 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+10% 		360 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		597 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15% 		520 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.9 Pts 97.5 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		137 Pts 137 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		258 Pts 268 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		459 Pts 515 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		696 Pts 705 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.07 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		78 % Much more popular.
+56% 		50 %
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		105 Months 103+ Months +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		716 Pts +0% 714 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		612 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+15% 		534 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'15 Q2'15
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.1/4.2 AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$339.00 - $350.00 $434.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.1 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		64 GB 32 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.8%
Average Bench 77.8%
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