Core i7-660UE vs Core 2 Extreme X7900

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2724not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 ExtremeIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.50no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2007 (17 years ago)2 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851$301

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate800 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1V-1.375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3-800
Maximum memory sizeno data8.79 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Core i7-660UE.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2007 2 August 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 18 Watt

i7-660UE has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 144.4% lower power consumption.

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