Intel
Intel

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2 GHz, Gulftown.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.70 GHz, Kaby Lake R.
Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 24,121 user samples
4,313 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
19,808 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 24% Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 0.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 24% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 748th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+42%
51.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.5 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+50%
58.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
82.2 Pts +2% 80.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
164 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
150 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
316 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30%
244 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
498 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+49%
335 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20%
79.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
100 Pts 107 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
200 Pts 212 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
383 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
362 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
615 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+25%
493 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,883,219 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.18 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,700%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 54 % +4%
Age
Newest
120+ Months 77+ Months Much more recent.
+36%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
746 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+53%
488 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
605 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+81%
335 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'10 Q3'17
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$594.00 $297.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.46 GHz 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
4.8 GT/s QPI 4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
24 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mm X 45.0mm 42mm X 24mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 2.0

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