E2-3000M vs i7-2715QE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1905	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	4.27	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	1160 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA1023	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE4.1/2, 3DNow, Radeon HD 6380G
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and E2-3000M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 3000

AMD Radeon HD 6380G

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.66	0.52
Recency	3 January 2011	20 December 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

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