i7-2960XM Extreme vs E1-7010

Primary details

Comparing E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,096

Detailed specifications

E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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	FP4	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-7010 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 May 2015	4 September 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	55 Watt

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