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IntelBX80623I72600K
$319
▲ 5130 ▼
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 767,501 ▼
 $319 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 149,279 user samples
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1,746 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 288th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
147,533 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 27,195,430 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 391st / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76.4 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		70.6 %
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.9 Pts 87 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94 Pts +2% 91.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9% 		173 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		361 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+22% 		295 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		574 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+35% 		424 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts 96 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 116 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		220 Pts 226 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		431 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12% 		384 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		694 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+26% 		549 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,887,989 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.26 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 76 % Much more popular.
+49%
Nice To Haves 
+45%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months More recent.
+22% 		160 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		832 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+49% 		558 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		710 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+62% 		437 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'12 Q1'11
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$1080.00 - $1083.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Expected Discontinuance
Expected Discontinuance 		Q2'15 Q1'2013
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		256 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 76.4%
Average Bench 70.6%
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