AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Core i7-2715QE
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General info
Comparing Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1602 | 1606 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Kaveri |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
Release date | 3 January 2011 (12 years old) | 4 June 2014 (9 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | no data |
Current price | no data | $267 |
Technical specs
Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Bus support | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 4096 KB |
L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 216 mm2 | 245 mm2 |
Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 2410 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500 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) | no data |
Socket | Intel BGA1023 | FP3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
FRTC | no data | 1 |
PowerTune | no data | - |
TrueAudio | no data | + |
PowerNow | no data | + |
PowerGating | no data | + |
Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
VirusProtect | no data | + |
HSA | no data | 1 |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | 1 |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | DDR3-1600 |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.598 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500.
PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 2.56 | 2.55 |
Recency | 3 January 2011 | 4 June 2014 |
Boost clock speed | 3000 | 3300 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 19 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core i7-2715QE and FX-7500. The differences in performance seem too small.
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