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2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.0GHz, Core.
Release date: Q1 2008.

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 106,023 user samples
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68,540 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 47% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 24% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 24% Great: 47%
SPEED RANK: 1059th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
37,483 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 52% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 18% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 18% Great: 52%
SPEED RANK: 1108th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		40.3 % +5% 38.5 %
Average Score 
+6%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		67.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13% 		60.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		41.2 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+8% 		38.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		73.8 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		68.2 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		76.9 Pts 98.8 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		78.1 Pts 103 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32%
Overclocked Score 
+13%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		78.9 Pts 83 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		48.1 Pts 48.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		95.5 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12% 		85.6 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 129 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+35%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 129 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+35%
Value & Sentiment 
+49%
Market Share
Based on 67,739,159 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Nice To Haves 
+36%
Age
Newest 		195 Months 120+ Months Much more recent.
+38%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		95.4 Pts 130 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+36%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		78 Pts 104 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+33%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'08 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		6 MB L2 3 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$149.00 - $179.00 $275.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		1333 MHz FSB 5 GT/s DMI2
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 40.3%
Average Bench 38.5%
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