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▲ 5011 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 5160 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,445 user samples
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Best Bench: 72% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 2.95 GHz
Poor: 57% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 459th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
3,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.8 GHz
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 463rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.1 % +0% 67 %
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.1 Pts 87 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		75.3 Pts 85.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+14%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		149 Pts 160 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		270 Pts +5% 258 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		338 Pts 359 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+6%
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.1 Pts 92.6 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.5 Pts 99.2 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		160 Pts 191 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		308 Pts +1% 304 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		392 Pts +0% 391 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
�%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 51 % +2%
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		110+ Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		121+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		392 Pts 393 Pts +0%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		342 Pts 364 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+6%
Specifications 
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$774.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5.86 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		288 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		2 1
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0

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