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| Intel Core i7 2637M vs Atom x5 x5-Z8500 |
Released June, 2011
Intel Core i7 2637M
- 1.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 2637M
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 36.4 | ![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz |
![]() | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes | ![]() | Higher clock speed 1.7 GHz |
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Released January, 2015
Intel Atom x5 x5-Z8500
- 1.44 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Atom x5 x5-Z8500
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
![]() | More number of displays supported 3 | ![]() | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 36.4 | vs | 13.8 | Around 2.8x better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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Higher turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.24 GHz | Around 25% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
Higher clock speed | 1.7 GHz | vs | 1.44 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score | 2,021 | vs | 890 | More than 2.2x better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
Higher GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 75% higher GPU clock speed | |||
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,199 | vs | 2,882 | More than 45% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.58 GHz | vs | 2.24 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.7 GHz | vs | 1.44 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Newer | Jan, 2015 | vs | Jun, 2011 | Release date over 3 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 2637M vs Atom x5 x5-Z8500
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 2637M
4,199
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
2,882
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 2637M
2,021
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
890
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 2637M
1,740,000 MB/s
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
362.8 MB/s
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Core i7 2637M
36.4
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
13.8
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 2637M
2,917
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
1,689
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 2637M
1,213
Atom x5 x5-Z8500
502
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 2637M | vs | Atom x5 x5-Z8500 |
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Clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.44 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.24 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
features | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
Typical power consumption | 13.81W | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
details | Core i7 2637M | vs | Atom x5 x5-Z8500 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 14 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 2.24 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.7 GHz | 1.44 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.58 GHz | 2.24 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Intel® HD Graphics | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 8,202.24 MB | 8,192 MB |
Intel Core i7 2637M ![]() | Intel Atom x5 x5-Z8500 ![]() |
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