Intel
Intel
  

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

  

10 Cores, 20 Threads @2.8 GHz, Ivy Bridge EP.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 475 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: 459th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
56 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 32% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 32% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 737th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.1 % Faster effective speed.
+29%
52 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86.1 Pts Much lower memory latency.
+35%
63.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
75.3 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+10%
68.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
149 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
139 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
270 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19%
226 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
338 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
317 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14%
80.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
80.5 Pts 86.3 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
160 Pts 173 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
308 Pts 343 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
392 Pts 666 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+70%
Market Share
Based on 67,710,981 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 51 % +2%
Age
Newest
110+ Months +3% 113+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
392 Pts 1055 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+169%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
342 Pts 392 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+15%
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 25 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2 AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 22 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range
0.750V-1.350V 0.65–1.30V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$774.00 $1723.00 - $1727.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5.86 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
288 GB 768 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
3 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions
Physical Address Extensions
40-bit 46-bit
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mm X 45mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 2.0

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