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▲ 52209 ▼
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

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▲ 54421 ▼
  

8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.30 GHz, 45 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 43,323 user samples
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7,962 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 282nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
35,361 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 255th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76.8 % 78.8 % +3%
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.2 Pts +2% 82.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		98.7 Pts 115 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		195 Pts 218 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		375 Pts 404 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		612 Pts 678 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11%
Overclocked Score 
+21%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.3 Pts 94 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		108 Pts 137 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		216 Pts 264 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		411 Pts 502 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+22%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		681 Pts 880 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+29%
Value & Sentiment 
+102%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.12 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 54 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+46%
Age
Newest 		113+ Months 48+ Months Much more recent.
+58%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		832 Pts 1303 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+57%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		775 Pts 966 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+25%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q2'20
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 5.10 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		768 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133 DDR4-2933
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		68 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		None Intel® UHD Graphics
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0 mm 42mm x 28mm
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 3
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		x4, x8, x16 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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