Core i7-2660M vs 3015Ce
Primary details
Comparing 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2149 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) | Intel Core i7 |
| Architecture codename | Pollock (Zen) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 4 August 2020 (3 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | no data | $618 |
Detailed specifications
3015Ce and Core i7-2660M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT5 | Socket G2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-1600 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
3015Ce and Core i7-2660M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 2.97 | 0.66 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between 3015Ce and Core i7-2660M. We've got no test results to judge.
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