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IntelBX80623I72700K
▲ 5129 ▼
  

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

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▲ 551,736 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 22,438 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: 287th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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: 339th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		76.4 % +5% 73 %
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.9 Pts 87.7 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94 Pts 96 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts +3% 183 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		361 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14% 		318 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		574 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+25% 		460 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.6 Pts 96.4 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 121 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		220 Pts 236 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		431 Pts +5% 412 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		694 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+16% 		600 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+104%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+36%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months More recent.
+18% 		152 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		832 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+37% 		606 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		710 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+52% 		466 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'12 Q4'11
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
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 73%
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