Intel
Intel
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.4 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 17,087 user samples
6,890 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 467th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
10,197 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 361st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
66.5 % 71.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
80.4 Pts 83.2 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
76.4 Pts 94.1 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
150 Pts 185 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
284 Pts 328 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
457 Pts 491 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
89.2 Pts 91.3 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
91.1 Pts 103 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+13%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
181 Pts 205 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
358 Pts 391 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
571 Pts +3% 552 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,770,435 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.05 % Much higher market share.
+67%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % +2% 51 %
Age
Newest
109+ Months +3% 112+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
725 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+31%
553 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
581 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
501 Pts
Cache
Cache
15 MB SmartCache 10 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
Yes No
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range
0.65V–1.30V 0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$417.00 - $422.00 $294.00 - $297.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 0 GT/s QPI
QPI Links
# of QPI Links
2 0
Scalability
Scalability
2S 1S Only
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4 1600/1866 DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
59 GB/s 68 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes

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