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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 5393 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.1 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 18,154 user samples
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Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
13,157 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.1 GHz
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 385th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		71.4 % +0% 71.2 %
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts +3% 82.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		93.2 Pts 97.5 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts 186 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		314 Pts 323 Pts +3%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		460 Pts 478 Pts +4%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94 Pts +1% 92.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts 110 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		202 Pts 215 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		375 Pts 389 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		499 Pts 539 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8%
Value & Sentiment 
+76%
Market Share
Based on 67,976,846 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money 		67.3 % 91.3 % Much better value.
+36%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$345 $112 Much cheaper.
+67%
Nice To Haves 
+3%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months +2% 125+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		499 Pts 540 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		467 Pts 485 Pts +4%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q2'13
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$250.00 - $261.00 $303.00 - $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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