Intel Core i7-2670QM Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-03

The Intel Core i7-2670QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the PGA 988 socket and was released in Q4/2011. The Intel Core i7-2670QM scores 622 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,302 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-2670QM. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-2670QM.
Name:	Intel Core i7-2670QM
Family:	Intel Core i7
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000M
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2670QM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2670QM is 2.20 GHz (3.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2670QM has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-2670QM uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Release date:	Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2670QM is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	PGA 988
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q4/2011
Release price:	280 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-2670QM have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	624
	Intel Pentium G3440T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	624
	Intel Core i7-2620M 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	623
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	622
	Intel Core i7-2675QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	622
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	622
	Intel Core i3-5157U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	620

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-950 4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz	2313
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2311
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2304
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2302
	Apple A10X Fusion 6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz	2295
	Intel Core i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2289
	Intel Core i3-7101E 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	2289

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	533
	Intel Celeron G1850 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	532
	Intel Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	530
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527
	Intel Core i7-2675QM 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	527
	Intel Core i5-2515E 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	527
	Intel Core i5-2510E 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	527

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1768
	Intel Core i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1766
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1766
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1764
	Intel Core i5-3570T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1761
	Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1758
	MediaTek Helio G95 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	1755

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A4-3300M AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	AMD A4-3310MX AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	AMD A4-3320M AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2649M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2629M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2630QM Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6405T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3755
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3755
	Intel Pentium G4620 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3751
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	3750
	Intel Pentium Gold G5400 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3740
	AMD Phenom II X4 945 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3740
	AMD Phenom II X4 B95 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3738

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1225
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	1219
	Intel Core i7-2630QM 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1212
	Intel Core i7-2670QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1201
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1201
	Intel Core i5-2320 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1194
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1182

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,432 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,406 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,692 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,642 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,945 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

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