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IntelBX80623I72700K
▲ 5272 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.6 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

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▲ 551,740 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 22,391 user samples
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1,699 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 303rd / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
20,692 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 347th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		75.9 % +4% 73 %
Average Score 
+11%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.1 Pts 87.7 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		107 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11% 		96 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		205 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12% 		183 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		367 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15% 		318 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		552 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20% 		460 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.4 Pts 96.4 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		117 Pts 121 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		232 Pts 236 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		428 Pts +4% 412 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		603 Pts +0% 600 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+153%
Market Share
Based on 68,065,530 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		114+ Months More recent.
+25% 		153 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		605 Pts 606 Pts +0%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		560 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20% 		466 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q4'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$328.00 - $339.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		None Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.9%
Average Bench 73%
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