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Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i7-950

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-2400
Rank 2 - 91 %
Intel Core i7-950
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 97 %
Intel Core i5-2400
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-950
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
598
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
590
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,778
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
1,965
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
691
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
569
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
2,345
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
2,313
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,230
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
1,442

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000 (28)Intel Core i7 900 (7)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge SBloomfield
Technology32 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 1366
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 3.10 GHz 3.06 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.40 GHz 3.33 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.85 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
TDP95 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i7-950
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2011Q2/2009
Release price305 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i5-2400
4C / 4T · 3.10 - 3.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-950
Intel Core i7-950
4C / 8T · 3.06 - 3.33 GHz

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