Intel
Intel
  

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.46 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

  

4 Cores, @2.8 GHz, Harpertown.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 5,535 user samples
4,873 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 307th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
662 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 54% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 38% Great: 54%
SPEED RANK: 861st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
74.7 % Much faster effective speed.
+57%
47.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+24%
71.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
87.7 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+132%
37.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
174 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+131%
75.2 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
334 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+135%
142 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
518 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+260%
144 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16%
82 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
105 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+135%
44.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
210 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+135%
89.5 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
413 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+140%
172 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
637 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+262%
176 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,716,789 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
51 %
Age
Newest
113+ Months 113+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
762 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+331%
177 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
618 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+323%
146 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q4'07
Cache
Cache
12 MB SmartCache 12 MB L2
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 45 nm
VID Voltage Range
VID Voltage Range
0.750V-1.350V 0.850V-1.3500V
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1663.00 - $1666.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
6.4 GT/s QPI 1600 MHz FSB
Package Size
Package Size
42.5mm X 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
1.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No

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