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Intel Core i7 860

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 860 vs 2600

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 860
7,379
Core i7 2600
10,986

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 860
2,065
Core i7 2600
2,876

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 860
134,600 MB/s
Core i7 2600
2,470,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 860
7,260
Core i7 2600
11,071

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 860
8,106
Core i7 2600
11,820

GeekBench

Core i7 860
8,959
Core i7 2600
14,233

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 860
5,051
Core i7 2600
8,219

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 860
1,226
Core i7 2600
1,921

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 860  vs
2600 
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 
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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