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Intel Core i7 870

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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 870 vs i5 750

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
8,046
Core i5 750
6,025

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
2,243
Core i5 750
2,013

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
142,100 MB/s
Core i5 750
127,600 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
7,874
Core i5 750
5,656

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
8,534
Core i5 750
6,332

GeekBench

Core i7 870
10,143
Core i5 750
7,570

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 870
5,398
Core i5 750
3,711

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 870
1,300
Core i5 750
1,138

Reviews Word on the street

Core i7 870  vs i5 750 
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Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 870  vs
i5 750 
Clock speed 2.93 GHz 2.66 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1156
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
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 95W 95W
Annual home energy cost 42.57 $/year 42.81 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 120.89 $/year 122.73 $/year
Performance per watt 1.11 pt/W 0.89 pt/W
Idle power consumption 70W 69.5W
Peak power consumption 138W 140.1W
Typical power consumption 121W 122.45W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 2,500 MT/s

details

 Core i7 870  vs
i5 750 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
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 45 nm
Transistor count 774,000,000 774,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 22 20
Voltage range 0.65 - 1.4V 0.65 - 1.4V
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.7°C Unknown - 72.7°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 37 159
Overclocked clock speed 4.1 GHz 4.13 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.28 GHz 4.09 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.1 GHz 4.13 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

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 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 16,384 MB
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