Intel
Intel

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,256 user samples
1,000 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 430th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
256 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 67% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 540th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
68.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10%
62.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
82.9 Pts 86 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
84.4 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+16%
72.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
167 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+24%
135 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
297 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+31%
227 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
427 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+87%
228 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.4 Pts 91.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
92.3 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8%
85.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
184 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+16%
159 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
356 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+40%
254 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
459 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+81%
253 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,714,833 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % +2% 50 %
Age
Newest
123+ Months 109+ Months More recent.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
460 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+80%
255 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
433 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+88%
230 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q1'11
Cache
Cache
10 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$885.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Expected Discontinuance
Expected Discontinuance
Q2'15 Q1'2013
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
384 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 45.0mm 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
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
No Yes
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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