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▲ 54281 ▼

2 Cores, @3.16 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 51191 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.93 GHz, Clarkdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 35,565 user samples
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18,841 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 48% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 1013th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
16,724 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 51% Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 33% Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 33% Great: 51%
SPEED RANK: 917th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		41.9 % 45.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9%
Average Score 
+49%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		69.5 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9% 		63.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		45.2 Pts 64.6 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+43%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		83.3 Pts 113 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+36%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		85.2 Pts 160 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+88%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		87.5 Pts 163 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+86%
Overclocked Score 
+46%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11% 		71.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		51.2 Pts 73.1 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+43%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		101 Pts 142 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		101 Pts 182 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+80%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		101 Pts 182 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+80%
Value & Sentiment 
+23%
Market Share
Based on 67,712,926 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		54 % 75.2 % Much better value.
+39%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$110 $45 Much cheaper.
+59%
Nice To Haves 
+56%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		102 Pts 183 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+79%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		86.8 Pts 164 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+89%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'08 Q1'10
Cache
Cache 		6 MB L2 4 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 32 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range 		0.8500V-1.3625V 0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$200.00 $117.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		1333 MHz FSB 2.5 GT/s DMI
Processing Die Size
Processing Die Size 		107 mm2 81 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors
# of Processing Die Transistors 		410 million 382 million
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		Yes No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 41.9%
Average Bench 45.6%
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Beast processor during its time, when single core performance was king, but also software support, starting with Windows itself, was a major factor, it's crazy because all the benches at the time showed the e8500 beating the Phenom II 965 in gaming( the reason I was building a system) at the time, especially when it came to OC. Crazy what the benches are now, if you have Phenom II now with a mobo that works it may be useful (but they aren't very power efficient) but I burnt my mobo out overclocking so the point of what either processor could do 5 much less 10 years later is pretty moot. [Feb '21 qnytech1]

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