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IntelBX80623I72600K
$319
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.06 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 767,499 ▼
 $319 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 147,898 user samples
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365 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 76% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 76%
SPEED RANK: 385th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
147,533 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 27,195,430 GHz (avg)
Poor: 56% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 390th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.8 % +0% 70.6 %
Average Score 
+8%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		90.5 Pts +4% 87 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		79.8 Pts 91.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		158 Pts 173 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		286 Pts 295 Pts +3%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		362 Pts 424 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17%
Overclocked Score 
+22%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.4 Pts 96 Pts +2%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		86.7 Pts 116 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		172 Pts 226 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+31%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		335 Pts 384 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+15%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		422 Pts 549 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+30%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
Based on 67,715,095 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.21 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 76 % Much more popular.
+52%
Nice To Haves 
+7%
Age
Newest 		111+ Months Much more recent.
+30% 		159 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		423 Pts 558 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		364 Pts 437 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q1'11
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 		$1440.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.46 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		6.4 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 800/1066/1333 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		32 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
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.8%
Average Bench 70.6%
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