Intel Core i5-5250U vs Intel Core i7-2720QM

Intel Core i5-5250U $315
Intel Core i7-2720QM
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket
BGA 1224
iGPU
HD 6000 950MHz
730 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 3000 1300MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Broadwell
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Family
Core 5th Gen
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Broadwell-U
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Broadwell-2C-GT3
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Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-HE-4
Sandy Bridge-4C-GT2
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/1/2015
Release Date
1/1/2011
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
14nm
22nm (PCH Die)
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Node
32nm
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Die Size
133 mm²
52 mm² (PCH Die)
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Die Size
216 mm²
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Transistor Count
1.9 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.2 Billion
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2 Cores
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4 Cores
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4 Threads
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8 Threads
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1.6GHz
2.7GHz Boost
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2.2GHz
3.3GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
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Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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3MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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6MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Clock
800MHz
Transfer Rate
1600MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
15W
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TDP
45W
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Temp
105°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 2.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
730 GFLOPS FP32
HD 3000 1300MHz
96 Shaders
1300MHz
250 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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