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IntelBX80623I72600K
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.80 GHz, Whiskey Lake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

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▲ 767,507 ▼
 $319 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Effective Speed 
+29%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 228,740 user samples
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81,207 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 700th / 1459
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
147,533 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 27,195,430 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 401st / 1459
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		54.7 % 70.6 % Faster effective speed.
+29%
Average Score 
+21%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.3 Pts 87 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+31%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.6 Pts 91.8 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts 173 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		239 Pts 295 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+23%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts 424 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts 96 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		124 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7% 		116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		229 Pts +1% 226 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		362 Pts 384 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		488 Pts 549 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Value & Sentiment 
+28%
Market Share
Based on 68,304,280 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % 0.13 % Higher market share.
+18%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % 76 % Much more popular.
+38%
Nice To Haves 
+2%
Age
Newest 		70+ Months Much more recent.
+57% 		162 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		480 Pts 558 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+16%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		323 Pts 437 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'18 Q1'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$409.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		4 GT/s OPI 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 21 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 620 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 850 MHz
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.35 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		46x24 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 54.7%
Average Bench 70.6%
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