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▲ 5259 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.30 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 561,527 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 107,150 user samples
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Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 6.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 394th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
104,858 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 500th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		65.1 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7% 		80.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		88.2 Pts 89.3 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		170 Pts 175 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		301 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		284 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		402 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32% 		304 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.5 Pts 92.6 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		96.6 Pts 98.8 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts 196 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		357 Pts +1% 354 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		458 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+27% 		361 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+804%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.17 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,600%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 56 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+20%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months +2% 124+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		460 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+26% 		364 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		407 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+33% 		307 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'11 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$250.00 - $261.00 $213.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.70 GHz 3.8 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		No Yes
Quick Sync Video
Intel® Quick Sync Video 		No Yes
InTru 3D Tech
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology 		No Yes
Clear Video HD Tech
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology 		No Yes
Flexible Display Interface
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) 		No Yes
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.3%
Average Bench 65.1%
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