Intel Core i7-2657M vs Intel Core i7-640M

Intel Core i7-2657M
Intel Core i7-640M $346
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1023
Socket
BGA 1288
iGPU
HD 3000 1000MHz
190 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 766MHz Gen 5
150 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 5% slower vs Core i7-640M
  • 5% faster vs Core i7-2657M
Core i7-2657M - GB6S 400
x1
Core i7-640M - GB6S 420
x1.05

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3% slower vs Core i7-640M
  • 3% faster vs Core i7-2657M
Core i7-2657M - GB6M 780
x1
Core i7-640M - GB6M 800
x1.03
  • 25% faster vs Core i7-640M
  • 20% slower vs Core i7-2657M
Core i7-2657M - 21.3GB/s
x1.25
Core i7-640M - 17.1GB/s
x1
  • 51% lower vs Core i7-640M
  • 106% higher vs Core i7-2657M
Core i7-2657M - 17W
x1
Core i7-640M - 35W
x2.06
  • 27% faster vs Core i7-640M
  • 21% slower vs Core i7-2657M
Core i7-2657M - 190 GFLOPS FP32
x1.27
Core i7-640M - 150 GFLOPS FP32
x1
GB6S 400
10%
GB6S 420
10%
GB6M 780
3%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Westmere
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Family
Core 1st Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-H-2
Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2
Codename
Arrandale
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-
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
2/1/2011
Release Date
9/1/2010
Foundry
Intel
-
Foundry
Intel
Intel (iGPU Die)
Node
32nm
-
Node
32nm
45nm (iGPU Die)
Die Size
149 mm²
-
Die Size
81 mm²
114 mm² (iGPU Die)
Transistor Count
624 Million
-
Transistor Count
382 Million
177 Million (iGPU Die)
2 Cores
2 Cores
4 Threads
4 Threads
1.6GHz
2.7GHz Boost
-
2.8GHz
3.46GHz Boost
21x Multiplier
Overclocking
Locked
-
-
-
Overclocking
Locked
Voltage
0.78V Min
1.4V Max
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
2.5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
1.25GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
2.5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
8GB
Max Memory
8GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Clock
533MHz
Transfer Rate
1066MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
17.1GB/s
TDP
17W
TDP
35W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
105°C Max
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
HD 3000 1000MHz
96 Shaders
1000MHz
190 GFLOPS FP32
HD 766MHz Gen 5
96 Shaders
766MHz
150 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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