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▲ 5294 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.66 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

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▲ 5156 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 7,109 user samples
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3,425 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 492nd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
3,684 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 681st / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		66 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		55.8 %
Average Score 
+18%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14% 		76.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		74.1 Pts 83.2 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		142 Pts +1% 140 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		245 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+21% 		203 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		338 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+64% 		206 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+30%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5% 		90.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		94.8 Pts 97.9 Pts +3%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		184 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		168 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		330 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+43% 		231 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		457 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+98% 		231 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 68,124,465 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Nice To Haves 
+55%
Age
Newest 		120+ Months +5% 126+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		457 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+97% 		232 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		341 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+65% 		207 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'09 Q2'12
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$245.00 - $261.00 $184.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		2.5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 4x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 66%
Average Bench 55.8%
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