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Intel Core i7-960 vs Intel Core i5-540UM
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (7) | Intel Core i5 500 (3) |
| Architecture | Bloomfield | Arrandale |
| Technology | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | BGA 1288 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | 1.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.46 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 12 / 24 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR3-800 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| TDP | 130 W | 18 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-960 | Intel Core i5-540UM |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q4/2009 | Q2/2010 |
| Release price | 305 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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