Intel
IntelBX80662I56400
  

8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.2 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.7GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 172,775 user samples
1,318 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 533rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
171,457 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 566th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.9 % +3% 60.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.5 Pts +3% 75.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
64.7 Pts 84.6 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+31%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
132 Pts 166 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+26%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
262 Pts 267 Pts +2%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
466 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+63%
286 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.6 Pts +1% 86.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
78.8 Pts 96.1 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
156 Pts 189 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
303 Pts 335 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
568 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+65%
344 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,768,128 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.36 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,500%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Age
Newest
119+ Months 103 Months More recent.
+13%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
729 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+111%
346 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
636 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+121%
288 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q3'15
Cache
Cache
20 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1329.00 - $1333.00 $182.00 - $187.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability
Scalability
2S Only 1S Only
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
384 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s 34.1 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
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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