Intel Core i7 2657M vs i3 370M |
Released February, 2011
Intel Core i7 2657M
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 2657M
 | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i3 370M vs the Core i7 2657M. | |||||||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 2657M vs i3 370M
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
gpu clock speed
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 2657M | vs | i3 370M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| BGA 1288 | |||
| rPGA 988A | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| 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 | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 2657M | vs | i3 370M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 16 | 18 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.48 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.6 GHz | 2.48 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 500 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 667 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 17,066.66 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,202.24 MB | 8,192 MB | |
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