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Intel Core i7-3517U vs Intel Core i7-950
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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 i7-3517U
88 %
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-950
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3517U
52 %
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i7-950
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-3517U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-950
96 %
4C / 8T · 3.33 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3517U
51 %
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i7-950
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.06 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000U (12) | Intel Core i7 900 (7) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge U | Bloomfield |
| Technology | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | LGA 1366 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 4 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 4x |
| Frequency: | 1.90 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.00 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.50 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 17 W | 130 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3517U | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q2/2009 |
| Release price | 260 $ | 305 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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