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▲ 5173 ▼
  

2 Cores, @2.2 GHz, Penryn.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 54497 ▼
  

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

Effective Speed 
+49%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 28,481 user samples
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8,673 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 41% Base clock 2.2 GHz
Worst Bench: 22% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 22% Great: 41%
SPEED RANK: 1205th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
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: 745th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		34.5 % 51.6 % Much faster effective speed.
+49%
Average Score 
+230%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		59.8 Pts +2% 58.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		29.8 Pts 80.4 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+170%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		55.7 Pts 150 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+169%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		56.8 Pts 244 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+330%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		57.5 Pts 335 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+483%
Overclocked Score 
+292%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		70.6 Pts 79.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		34.9 Pts 107 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+207%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		69.3 Pts 212 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+206%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		69.4 Pts 362 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+422%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		69.1 Pts 493 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+613%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+378%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 76+ Months Much more recent.
+39%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		69.2 Pts 488 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+605%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		56.8 Pts 335 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+490%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'09 Q3'17
Cache
Cache 		2 MB L2 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $297.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		800 MHz FSB 4 GT/s OPI
Package Size
Package Size 		35 mm x 35 mm 42mm X 24mm
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 34.5%
Average Bench 51.6%
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