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Intel Core i7 3632QM
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 3632QM based on its performance, single-core performance, power consumption and value.
See full details | Intel Xeon E5240 vs Core i7 3632QM |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.89 GHz |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 1.28 pt/$ | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 13.87 pt/W |
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 |
8.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 12x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.89 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 1.28 pt/$ | vs | 0.19 pt/$ | Around 7x better performance per dollar | |||
Much better performance per watt | 13.87 pt/W | vs | 1.86 pt/W | Around 7.5x better performance per watt | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 52.81W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 105 °C | vs | 66 °C | Around 60% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 7,155 | vs | 2,424 | Around 3x better PassMark score | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 more threads | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Newer | Jul, 2012 | vs | Feb, 2008 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,598 | vs | 1,277 | More than 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost |
summary | Xeon E5240 | vs | Core i7 3632QM |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 771 | |||
rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 35W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.86 pt/W | 13.87 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 28.44W |
details | Xeon E5240 | vs | Core i7 3632QM |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 9 | 22 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 66°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.89 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 3.04 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.89 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
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