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▲ 54517 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 52252 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2 GHz, Clarkdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+37%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 70,509 user samples
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51,451 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 524th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
19,058 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 53% Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 36% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 36% Great: 53%
SPEED RANK: 891st / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+37% 		47 %
Average Score 
+30%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+38% 		64 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		71.4 Pts +2% 69.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		133 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		123 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		222 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+27% 		175 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		312 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+74% 		179 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+35%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95 Pts Much lower OC memory latency.
+32% 		72.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		84.8 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		78.6 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		163 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		150 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		279 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+41% 		198 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		366 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+85% 		198 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		61.8 % +2% 60.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$320 $110 Much cheaper.
+66%
Nice To Haves 
+56%
Age
Newest 		126+ Months 126+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		376 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+90% 		198 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		318 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+77% 		180 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'09 Q2'10
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$257.00 - $305.00 $117.00
Processing Die Size
Processing Die Size 		296 mm2 81 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors
# of Processing Die Transistors 		774 million 382 million
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 64.2%
Average Bench 47%
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I have an iMac from 2009 with this CPU, and it still performs admirably for its age. Is it worth it today though? Not quite, like most of the early Core i3, i5, i7, and all the Core2 CPU's their viability fades by the day and its only a matter of time before they become unusable, but for now this chip is still alright and if you have an old machine laying around with this chip and wanna save some money you might as well restore it! [Mar '24 Randomgaming128]

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