i7-2649M vs i7-2655LE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2294not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
Power efficiency4.77no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)3 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$346$346

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2223
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors624 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8.01 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2655LE and Core i7-2649M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


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