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Intel Core i7-2620M vs Apple A8
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-2620M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Apple A8
65 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-2620M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Apple A8
48 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-2620M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Apple A8
52 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-2620M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Apple A8
46 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i7-2620M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Apple A8
55 %
Apple A8
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Apple A8/A8X (2) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | A8 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 20 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A7 | |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x Typhoon |
| Frequency: | 2.70 GHz | 1.50 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.40 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Apple A8 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.30 GHz | 0.53 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 20 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q3/2014 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-2620M | Apple A8 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q3/2014 |
| Release price | 270 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
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Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
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Intel Core i7-2620M
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
9
Apple A8
2C / 2T · 0.00 GHz
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