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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.50 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Effective Speed 
+67%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 216,253 user samples
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10,921 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 312th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
205,332 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 20% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 945th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76 % Much faster effective speed.
+67% 		45.4 %
Average Score 
+93%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.8 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+38% 		61.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		93.4 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38% 		67.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+54% 		122 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		363 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+115% 		169 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		584 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+223% 		181 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+78%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15% 		82 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29% 		85.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		220 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+44% 		153 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		436 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+97% 		221 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		691 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+206% 		226 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+285%
Market Share
Based on 69,000,196 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.2 % Hugely higher market share.
+567%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 56 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+187%
Age
Newest 		126+ Months 99+ Months More recent.
+21%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		862 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+281% 		226 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		732 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+302% 		182 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q3'16
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$583.00 $281.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s QPI 4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		256 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		59.7 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0 mm 42mm X 24mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		x4, x8, x16 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 12

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 76%
Average Bench 45.4%

Considering that this CPU is currently costing around 80 usd on aliexpress & ebay, outperforms an 3970x intel i7 and officially supports 4 channel DDR3 RAM at up to 1866mhz, it's really hard to beat the value of this chip. Possibly the best price to performance of any used CPU in the market today, in 2020. [Mar '20 jetjix]

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