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▲ 53235 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 52193 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.7 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 18,536 user samples
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8,235 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.7 GHz
Poor: 62% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 392nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
10,301 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 63% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 63% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 381st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.5 % 71 % +1%
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.3 Pts +3% 83.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		89.5 Pts 91.1 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		171 Pts 179 Pts +5%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		298 Pts 318 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		436 Pts 468 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.4 Pts +3% 92 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		98.6 Pts 101 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		196 Pts 197 Pts +1%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		360 Pts 381 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		485 Pts 511 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+5%
Value & Sentiment 
+17%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money 		71.3 % Slightly better value.
+7% 		66.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$266 Cheaper.
+23% 		$345
Nice To Haves 
+5%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 120+ Months +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		486 Pts 512 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+5%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		444 Pts 476 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+7%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 10 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$215.00 - $230.00 $294.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 0 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 256 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 x4, x8, x16

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