Intel
Intel

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.33 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.2 GHz, Bloomfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,376 user samples
3,143 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 354th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
16,233 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 449th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
72.4 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
67.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
87.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
84.8 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
79.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
164 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
152 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
291 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+10%
264 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
408 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+10%
370 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.2 Pts 96.4 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
103 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
86.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
197 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+17%
168 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
356 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
325 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
470 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+13%
416 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,708,833 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
60 % 72.1 % Better value.
+20%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$550 $220 Much cheaper.
+60%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
472 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+13%
417 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
411 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+10%
373 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'09 Q4'09
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1059.00 $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz 3.46 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
6.4 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI

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