Intel Core i7 2960XM

pros

• Is unlocked
  An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

• Lots of l3 cache
  8 MB

• High clock speed
  2.7 GHz

• High turbo clock speed
  3.7 GHz

• Instruction-set-extensions
  AES, AVX, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Supplemental SSE3

• Quite good memory controller
  Built-in

• Is hyperthreaded
  Maximizes usage of each CPU core

• Socket type
  rPGA 988B

• Many more processing threads
  8

• Very good GeekBench score
  16,688

• Many more processing cores
  4

• Very good 3DMark06 CPU score
  6,820

• Quite good turbo clock speed
  1,300 MHz

• Quite good overclocked clock speed (Air)
  4.43 GHz

• Very good cinebench r10 32Bit score
  18,300

• Low GPU clock speed
  650 MHz

• Supports trusted computing
  Allows for safer, more reliable computing

• Good cinebench r10 32Bit (1-core) score
  4,928

• Lots of l3 cache per core
  2 MB/core

• Good 3DMark11 physics score
  5,450

• Supports lots of RAM
  32,768 MB

• Good overclocked clock speed (Water)
  2.7 GHz