i7-2685QM vs E1-2500

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3214	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	0.95	no data
Designer	AMD	Intel
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	23 May 2013 (12 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	23
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM 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	FT3	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 3000 and HD 8240	AMD Radeon HD 8240	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and Core i7-2685QM.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.59	0.61
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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