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IntelBX80684I58600
  

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

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.10 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 19,559 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: 553rd / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
18,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 163rd / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
62.9 % 88.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+40%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.5 Pts 87.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
64.7 Pts 125 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+93%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
132 Pts 248 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+88%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
262 Pts 484 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+85%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
466 Pts 658 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+41%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.6 Pts 95.3 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
78.8 Pts 132 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+68%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
156 Pts 262 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+68%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
303 Pts 517 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+71%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
568 Pts 765 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+35%
Market Share
Based on 68,651,864 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+700%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Age
Newest
124+ Months 77+ Months Much more recent.
+38%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
729 Pts 764 Pts +5%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
636 Pts 674 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+6%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q2'18
Cache
Cache
20 MB SmartCache 9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1329.00 - $1333.00 $213.00 - $224.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3 GHz 4.30 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 DDR4-2666
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s 41.6 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
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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