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▲ 53129 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.7 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

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▲ 52206 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.90 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 36,213 user samples
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Best Bench: 82% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 426th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
15,851 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 31% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 533rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		68.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		63 %
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+10% 		72.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		92.8 Pts +4% 88.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts +3% 170 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		314 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7% 		293 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		481 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12% 		430 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		90.4 Pts +4% 86.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		120 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		111 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		226 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7% 		212 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		409 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8% 		380 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		637 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12% 		571 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+66%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+133%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		102+ Months 90+ Months More recent.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		634 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+11% 		569 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		488 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+11% 		438 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'15 Q1'17
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 8 MB
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$378.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 3.90 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 1.10 GHz
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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