i7-975 Extreme Edition vs i7-3615QE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1522not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency7.42no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2263 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 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)
SocketIntel BGA1023no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2012 2 June 2009
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

i7-3615QE has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3615QE and Core i7-975 Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-3615QE is a notebook processor while Core i7-975 Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


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