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

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 3,445 user samples
419 User Benchmarks
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: 480th / 1468
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: 484th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.1 % +0% 67 %
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%
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
Market Share
Based on 68,999,807 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 50 %
Age
Newest
117+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
127+ 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%
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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