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IntelBX80662I76700K
IntelBX80684G5500
▲ 7947,168 ▼

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

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▲ 5191 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.80 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 589,949 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: 231st / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
971 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 427th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.8 % Faster effective speed.
+17% 		69.1 %
Average Score 
+30%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.6 Pts +3% 86.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		119 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		112 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		224 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14% 		196 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		395 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31% 		301 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		597 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+95% 		306 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+34%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.9 Pts +2% 94.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		137 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+13% 		121 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		258 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13% 		228 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		459 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+37% 		336 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		696 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+107% 		336 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.1 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		92.5 % 105 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		79 % Much more popular.
+55% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$170 $61 Much cheaper.
+64%
Nice To Haves 
+61%
Age
Newest 		106 Months 74+ Months Much more recent.
+30%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		716 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+112% 		337 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		612 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+99% 		307 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'15 Q2'18
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$339.00 - $350.00 $75.00 - $82.00
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2015C (65W)
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-2400
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		34.1 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.10 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
OS Guard
Intel® OS Guard 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.8%
Average Bench 69.1%
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