Core i7-3612QE: specs and benchmarks

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Core i7-3612QE
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.11

Core i7-3612QE provides poor benchmark performance at 3.11% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i7-3612QE sales 29 April 2012. This is an Ivy Bridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA1023 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports unknown Dual-channel memory.

Primary details

Core i7-3612QE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking1617
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
Power efficiency8.37of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads8
Base clock speed2.1 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed3.1 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography22 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Die size160 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3612QE compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketIntel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3612QE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Hyper-Threading Technology+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-3612QE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-3612QE.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-3612QE. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

i7-3612QE 3.11

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.

i7-3612QE 4929

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i7-3612QE's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Processor N95 101.61
Core i7-3612QE 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-3612QE is Athlon Gold 7220U, which is slower by 4% and lower by 20 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-3612QE:

Ryzen 3 3300U 115.43
Ryzen 3 2300U 112.86
Core i7-3612QE 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-3612QE, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-3612QE in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 14 configurations using Core i7-3612QE in our database.

RX 580 Radeon RX 580
7.1% (1/14)
GT 635M GeForce GT 635M
7.1% (1/14)
HD Graphics 4400 HD Graphics 4400
7.1% (1/14)
GT 720M GeForce GT 720M
7.1% (1/14)
GT 525M GeForce GT 525M
7.1% (1/14)
HD Graphics 4000 HD Graphics 4000
42.9% (6/14)
GT 620M GeForce GT 620M
7.1% (1/14)
UHD Graphics 600 UHD Graphics 600
7.1% (1/14)
GeForce 610M GeForce 610M
7.1% (1/14)

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