Intel
Intel

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

10 Cores, 20 Threads @3 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,083 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
1,083 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 369th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
68.7 % 71.4 % +4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
82.9 Pts +4% 79.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
84.4 Pts +1% 83.9 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
167 Pts 169 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
297 Pts 340 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
427 Pts 660 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+55%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.4 Pts 92 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
92.3 Pts 98.9 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
184 Pts 197 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
356 Pts 390 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
459 Pts 759 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+65%
Market Share
Based on 67,750,513 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money
47.8 % 86 % Hugely better value.
+80%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 52 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$1,040 $142 Hugely cheaper.
+86%
Age
Newest
123+ Months 116+ Months Slightly more recent.
+6%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
460 Pts 1249 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+172%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
433 Pts 1084 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+150%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
10 MB SmartCache 25 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 22 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range
0.60V-1.35V 0.65V–1.30V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$885.00 $2057.00 - $2061.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Scalability
Scalability
2S Only 2S
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
384 GB 768 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0mm 52.5mm x 45mm

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