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▲ 52170 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.9 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

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▲ 52381 ▼
  

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

Effective Speed 
+29%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 44,813 user samples
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3,282 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 410th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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 		69.5 % Faster effective speed.
+29% 		53.7 %
Average Score 
+41%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19% 		65.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+30% 		74.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		185 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25% 		148 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		330 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+38% 		240 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		498 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+95% 		256 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+37%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7% 		82.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		117 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36% 		86 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		221 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+30% 		170 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		402 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+29% 		312 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		582 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+84% 		316 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
0%
Market Share
Based on 67,745,716 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+61%
Age
Newest 		99+ Months +2% 101+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		583 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+85% 		315 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		502 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+95% 		257 Pts
Specifications 
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$568.00 $250.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 950 MHz
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

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