Intel Core i7-2670QM Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
Intel Core i7-2670QM

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i7-2670QM
Family: Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group: Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture: Sandy Bridge H
Technology: 32 nm
Segment: Notebook
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): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 & 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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1066
DDR3-1333
17.1 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

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Benchmark results

Verified 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 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
539
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
533
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
530
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
527
Intel Core i7-2675QM Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
527
Intel Core i5-2515E Intel Core i5-2515E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
527
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
527

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-2820QM Intel Core i7-2820QM
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1769
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1768
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1766
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1764
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1758
Intel Core i7-4650U Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1755
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1748

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 Core i5-4350U Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
626
Intel Core i5-4360U Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
626
Intel Core i7-2620M Intel Core i7-2620M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
623
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
622
Intel Core i7-2675QM Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
622
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620
Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
617

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 i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2385
Intel Core i7-2675QM Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2375
Intel Core i3-1110G4 Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2346
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2302
Intel Core i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2289
Intel Core i7-2635QM Intel Core i7-2635QM
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2286
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Pentium Gold 7505
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2284

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.
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Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
213
Intel Atom x6427FE Intel Atom x6427FE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
213
Intel Pentium N6415 Intel Pentium N6415
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.80 GHz
213
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
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.
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4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3784
Intel Pentium N6211 Intel Pentium N6211
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
3760
Intel Pentium N6415 Intel Pentium N6415
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
3760
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3750
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
3725
Intel Core i7-7560U Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3720
Intel Core i7-6660U Intel Core i7-6660U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3720

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 i7-2720QM Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1229
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1225
Intel Core i7-2630QM Intel Core i7-2630QM
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1212
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1201
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1114
Intel Core i3-10110U Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1071
Intel Core i3-8145U Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1039

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