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Core2 Extreme

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 44.5% (940th of 1442)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU @ 2.26GHz
Poor: 39%Average: 44.5% Great: 49%
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
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Below average average bench

The Intel Core2 Extreme averaged 55.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 70.8Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 30.8Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Extreme is just 9.96%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Extreme performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 114Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 112Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 94044.5%
Min Avg Max
64.5 Memory 70.8 76.9
21.7 1-Core 30.8 38.2
44.1 2-Core 56.3 74.3
37% 52.6 Pts
Min Avg Max
73 4-Core 108 150
78.3 8-Core 112 151
14.6% 110 Pts
Min Avg Max
78.9 64-Core 114 151
7% 114 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket 479, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
51.1% Above average
Memory 76.7
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 74.3
43% 63.1 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 151
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
49% Average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 35.5
2-Core 65.4
41% 59.3 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 128
17% 127 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Intel(R) Genuine processor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
43.3% Average
Memory 70.1
1-Core 32.4
2-Core 46.5
36% 49.7 Pts
4-Core 94.5
8-Core 120
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
U2E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz
39% Below average
Memory 64.5
1-Core 21.7
2-Core 44.1
31% 43.4 Pts
4-Core 81.2
8-Core 83.1
11% 82.1 Pts
64-Core 78.9
5% 78.9 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,796,156 CPUs tested

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