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▲ 52193 ▼

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

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▲ 53136 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 15,298 user samples
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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
4,997 User Benchmarks
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: 372nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		71 % 71.4 % +1%
Average Score 
+0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.4 Pts 85.1 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		91.1 Pts 93.2 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts 179 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		318 Pts +1% 314 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		468 Pts +2% 460 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts 94 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		101 Pts 101 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		197 Pts 202 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		381 Pts +2% 375 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		511 Pts +2% 499 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+74%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		66.9 % 67.3 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$345 +0% $345
Nice To Haves 
+2%
Age
Newest 		120+ Months +1% 121+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		512 Pts +3% 499 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		476 Pts +2% 467 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		10 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$294.00 $250.00 - $261.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		256 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		59.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access 		No Yes
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		x4, x8, x16 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

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