Intel Core i7-2960XM

The Intel Core i7-2960XM operates with:

CPU Cores 4.

CPU Threads: 8.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 3.70 GHz base No turbo all cores.

TDP: 55 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: PGA 988.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C.

In particular, Sandy Bridge H Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 32 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT.

The product was released on Q4/2011.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

Intel Core i7-2960XM

Family:

Intel Core i7

CPU group:

Intel Core i 2000M

Predecessor:

Segment:

Mobile

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

2.70 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

3.70 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Yes

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600

PCIe version:

2.0

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

2.0

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600

GPU name:

Intel HD Graphics 3000

GPU frequency:

0.65 GHz

GPU (Turbo):

1.30 GHz

Generation:

DirectX Version:

10.1

Execution units:

Shader:

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

32 nm

Release date:

Q1/2011

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Sandy Bridge H

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

VT-x, VT-x EPT

L3-Cache:

8.00 MB

Release date:

Q4/2011

Socket:

PGA 988

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

55 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

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