Intel Core i7 2630QM 

Released January, 2011
  • 2 GHz
  • Quad core
6.3 Out of 10

I would say this is the ABSOLUTE minimum for a gaming laptop.
by Sakumo (Nov, 2011)
I really recommend it for heavy gaming , 3D applications.
by MPIXAPP (Nov, 2011)
Explore 1 laptop with the Intel Core i7 2630QM

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i7 2630QM among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 2630QM
7.1
Core i7 2670QM
7.4
Core i5 3210M
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 2630QM
7.0
Core i7 2670QM
7.2
Core i5 3210M
7.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 2630QM
n.d.
Core i7 2670QM
n.d.
Core i5 3210M
6.7
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 2630QM
n.d.
Core i7 2670QM
5.5
Core i5 3210M
6.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 2630QM
5.3
Core i7 2670QM
4.9
Core i5 3210M
6.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 2630QM
5.4
Core i7 2670QM
4.9
Core i5 3210M
6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.3

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 2630QM
6.3
Core i7 2670QM
5.6
Core i5 3210M
6.6

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i7 2630QM

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 2630QM
2,195
Core i7 2670QM
2,317
Core i5 3210M
2,240

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2630QM
7,750
Core i5 3210M
5,193
Core i7 2670QM
8,348

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2630QM
2,118
Core i5 3210M
2,547
Core i7 2670QM
2,264

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2630QM
1,700,000 MB/s
Core i5 3210M
2,090,000 MB/s
Core i7 2670QM
1,940,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2630QM
7,457
Core i5 3210M
4,949
Core i7 2670QM
8,042

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2630QM
8,000
Core i5 3210M
5,310
Core i7 2670QM
8,202

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 2630QM
5,546
Core i5 3210M
3,823
Core i7 2670QM
5,923

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 2630QM
1,315
Core i5 3210M
1,524
Core i7 2670QM
1,399

Reviews Word on the street for the Intel Core i7 2630QM

9.8
read review
the only time I really need more horse power is when I am producing on my video editor and from what I have read the fastest 6 core desktop processor is just 2 times as fast as this one.

What People Are Saying Give it to me straight

Socket Type

No problems what so ever in games but it's my GPU bottlenecking it ( GT 525M).
by MPIXAPP (Nov, 2011)
this 200 Mhz increase is only a 7-10% increase in speed.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)
In this case removing the 45 Watts of heat generated by this 2630QM.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)

Type of CPU

Oblivion, etc. the frame rates are much, much higher than most would expect from a laptop.
by Sakumo (Nov, 2011)
This is OEM processor if you don't know and it's found in High-end laptops.
by MPIXAPP (Nov, 2011)
so it will be the last component that I will need to upgrade in my laptop in the coming years.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)

Socket

you can buy an SSD for less than 130 dollars and get a 400% speed increase in read / write speeds , and no more seek time,latency or waiting a few seconds for your drive to spool up after going to sleep.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)
I am able to open 10 or 20 programs at a time while doing large drive transfers and the CPU just keeps on truckin.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)
this mobile processor runs faster than all but a few AMD desktop processors that use 125 Watts, and it does it while using just 45 watts.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)

Laptop

What is more impressive is that this processor is at the slow end of the Sandy bridge mobile processor list.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)
my laptop never gets hot , not even running CPU or GPU stress tests.
by mcgrath678 (Jan, 2013)

Applications

Not only does it perform well in games, it also performs well out of games.
by Sakumo (Nov, 2011)
Whether it's from rendering, gaming, or just web browsing, this CPU has a very high performance/price ratio(if it could be bought retail).
by Sakumo (Nov, 2011)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.9 GHz
Cores Quad core
Socket type rPGA 988B
Is unlocked No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. AES
  3. SSE
  4. SSE2
  5. SSE4.1
  6. SSE3
  7. Supplemental SSE3
  8. SSE4.2
  9. AVX
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

power consumption

TDP 45W
Annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year
Performance per watt 13.99 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3-1333
  2. DDR3-1066
  3. DDR3
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 8 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 20
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C

overclocking

Overclock popularity 76
Overclock review score 5
Overclocked clock speed 2.64 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,380.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.64 GHz

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz

bus

Architecture DMI
Number of links 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s
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