i5-560M vs i5-2380P

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1770	2334
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.69	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	2.39	3.24
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	January 2012 (12 years ago)	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	20
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1160 million	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155,LGA1155	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	-	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2380P and Core i5-560M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.44	1.22
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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