E1-2100 vs i7-2710QE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1731not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD E-Series
Power efficiency5.35no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1024 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size216 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors1160 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 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
SocketFCPGA988FT3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size16.6 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon HD 8210
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2710QE and E1-2100.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

i7-2710QE 4044
+899%
E1-2100 405

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2011 23 May 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 9 Watt

i7-2710QE has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

E1-2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

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