Intel Core i7-3517U vs Intel Core i7-2637M

Intel Core i7-3517U
Intel Core i7-2637M
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 1023
Socket
BGA 1023
iGPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
HD 3000 1200MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32

GB6 Single-Core

  • 8% faster vs Core i7-2637M
  • 8% slower vs Core i7-3517U
Core i7-3517U - GB6S 450
x1.08
Core i7-2637M - GB6S 415
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 15% faster vs Core i7-2637M
  • 13% slower vs Core i7-3517U
Core i7-3517U - GB6M 930
x1.15
Core i7-2637M - GB6M 810
x1
  • 20% faster vs Core i7-2637M
  • 17% slower vs Core i7-3517U
Core i7-3517U - 25.6GB/s
x1.2
Core i7-2637M - 21.3GB/s
x1
  • Same TDP vs Core i7-2637M
  • Same TDP vs Core i7-3517U
Core i7-3517U - 17W
x1
Core i7-2637M - 17W
x1
  • 26% faster vs Core i7-2637M
  • 21% slower vs Core i7-3517U
Core i7-3517U - 290 GFLOPS FP32
x1.26
Core i7-2637M - 230 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Family
Core 3rd Gen
Family
Core 2nd Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-H-2
Ivy Bridge-2C-GT2
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-H-2
Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
6/1/2012
Release Date
6/1/2011
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
22nm
Node
32nm
Die Size
118 mm²
Die Size
149 mm²
Transistor Count
945 Million
Transistor Count
624 Million
2 Cores
2 Cores
4 Threads
4 Threads
1.9GHz
3GHz Boost
1.7GHz
2.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-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
12-way set associative
L3
4MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
32GB
Max Memory
8GB
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
667MHz
Transfer Rate
1333MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
12.8GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
10.7GB/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
TDP
17W
TDP
17W
Temp
105°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 2.0 x16 Lanes
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
290 GFLOPS FP32
HD 3000 1200MHz
96 Shaders
1200MHz
230 GFLOPS FP32
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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