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▲ 52165 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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▲ 508 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.13 GHz, Nehalem EP.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+10%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,249 user samples
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3,527 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 67% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 67%
SPEED RANK: 591st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
722 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 689th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		59.4 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+10% 		54.2 %
Average Score 
+17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		74.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		59.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+17% 		51.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		118 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+15% 		103 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		212 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9% 		195 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		272 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+37% 		199 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+25%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11% 		82 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		66.9 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+24% 		54 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		132 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+22% 		108 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		254 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18% 		216 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+48% 		216 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +4% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+28%
Age
Newest 		120+ Months 118+ Months +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+49% 		216 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		274 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+36% 		201 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q1'09
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 45 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range 		0.750V-1.350V 0.75V -1.35V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$391.00 - $392.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5.86 GT/s QPI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		288 GB 144 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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