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IntelBX80662I56500
▲ 5299 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.46 GHz, Gulftown.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 6617,968 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+22%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 246,470 user samples
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4,994 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 271st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
241,476 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 523rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		77.7 % Faster effective speed.
+22% 		63.6 %
Average Score 
+21%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		92.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+22% 		75.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		89 Pts 92.1 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		178 Pts 182 Pts +2%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		342 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16% 		296 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		540 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+71% 		315 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+23%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9% 		89.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7% 		103 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		220 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8% 		203 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		431 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18% 		366 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		656 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+75% 		374 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+726%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.57 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,750%
Value
Value For Money 		66.1 % 94 % Much better value.
+42%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 66 % More popular.
+27%
Price
Price (score) 		$499 $67 Hugely cheaper.
+87%
Nice To Haves 
+69%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months 103 Months More recent.
+16%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		815 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+117% 		376 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		657 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+106% 		319 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$1059.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.73 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		6.4 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		24 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 63.6%
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