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IntelBX80601950
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 553,639 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.07GHz, Nehalem.
Release date: Q1 2009.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 37,169 user samples
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780 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 448th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
36,389 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 485th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.7 % +3% 65.9 %
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.6 Pts +3% 86.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		77.7 Pts +3% 75.5 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		147 Pts +2% 144 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		252 Pts +2% 248 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		352 Pts +1% 350 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.6 Pts +1% 96.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		96.3 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9% 		88 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		188 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11% 		170 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		342 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11% 		309 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		453 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9% 		417 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,770,225 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 		51 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+13%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months Much more recent.
+32% 		181 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		457 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+5% 		434 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		357 Pts +0% 356 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'09 Q2'09
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range 		0.6500V-1.4000V 0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$328.00 - $339.00 $305.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.46 GHz 3.33 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		2.5 GT/s DMI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 24 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 3
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Processing Die Size
Processing Die Size 		296 mm2 263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors
# of Processing Die Transistors 		774 million 731 million
Demand Based Switching
Intel® Demand Based Switching 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.7%
Average Bench 65.9%
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The i7-950 is a first generation Core processor which is now three generations and four years old. The 950 was included in the group test as a reference for how fast processors were back in 2009. This particular generation of processor heralded the 4 core 8 thread configuration that Intel has been kitting its top end processors with ever since. In terms of real world performance based on single core horsepower (most applications are still unable to make use of multiple cores concurrently), with a PassMark Single Thread score of 1320 the i7-950 is approximately 50% slower than its modern day equivalent, the i7 4770K. [Feb '12 CPUPro]

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