Intel
Intel

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.1 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.80 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 474,076 user samples
868 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 319th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
473,208 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 38% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 548th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
74.2 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
62 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+18%
71.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
88.7 Pts +4% 85.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
176 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
161 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
345 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+21%
286 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
639 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+52%
421 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
86.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
99.9 Pts 101 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
190 Pts 193 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
369 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8%
341 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
719 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37%
523 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,713,693 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.82 % Insanely higher market share.
+8,100%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 69 % Much more popular.
+35%
Age
Newest
119+ Months 88+ Months More recent.
+26%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
919 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+74%
527 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
867 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+102%
429 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
20 MB SmartCache 6 MB
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
$1885.00 - $1890.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 3.80 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
256 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
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 45.0 mm 42mm x 28mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
Flex Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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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