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▲ 51178 ▼
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.1 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 5125 ▼
  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,821 user samples
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2,742 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 65% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 585th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
6,079 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 2 GHz
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 573rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		59.9 % 60.5 % +1%
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.7 Pts 76.8 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		58.3 Pts 74.2 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		119 Pts 142 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+19%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		234 Pts 256 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		371 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+42% 		262 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		83.9 Pts 87.3 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		67.7 Pts 83.9 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		135 Pts 158 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+17%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		266 Pts 295 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		428 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+45% 		295 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 51 %
Nice To Haves 
+47%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months 116+ Months +5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		506 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+72% 		295 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		461 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+75% 		263 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'13 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		No Yes
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$406.00 - $410.00 $192.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		7.2 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability
Scalability 		2S Only 1S Only
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		768 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		2 1
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0
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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