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Intel Core i7 860
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See full details | Intel Core i7 860 vs 2600 |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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 | |
Fire Strike |
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? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
7.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 860 vs the 2600. | |||||||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required |
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summary | Core i7 860 | vs | 2600 |
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Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1156 | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
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 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 53.98 $/year | 41.87 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 157.68 $/year | 112.13 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 0.96 pt/W | 6.48 pt/W | |
Idle power consumption | 85.4W | 74W | |
Peak power consumption | 180W | 128W | |
Typical power consumption | 156.35W | 114.5W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 860 | vs | 2600 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
Transistor count | 774,000,000 | 1,160,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 21 | 34 | |
Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.4V | 1.22 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.14 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.15 GHz | 3.92 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.14 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.x | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,350 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,768 MB |
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