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Intel Core i7 620M
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Released January, 2010
Intel Core i7 620M
- 2.66 GHz
- Dual core
1.8 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Jan, 2010)Or you can plump for one of the new low-voltage Arrandale processors and enjoy performance similar to a high-end Core 2 laptop but with much improved battery life.
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Released September, 2010
Intel Core i5 560M
- 2.66 GHz
- Dual core
1.7 Out of 10
by hassan-mujtaba (Sep, 2014)So some of the key aspects of the Broadwell microarchitecture would be to be suitable for fanless devices, deliver on core performance improvements and feature enhanced graphics, media, display capabilities.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 620M vs 560M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 1.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 620M vs i5 560M
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 620M | vs | i5 560M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1288 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 17.77 pt/W | 16.48 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s | |
details | Core i7 620M | vs | i5 560M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 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 | |
| Transistor count | 382,000,000 | 382,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 20 | 20 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.34 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.67 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.34 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 766 MHz | 766 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 17,066.66 MB/s | 17,066.66 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,192 MB | 8,192 MB | |
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