Intel Core i7-3612QE Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i7-3612QE has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1023 socket and was released in Q2/2012. The Intel Core i7-3612QE scores 690 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,737 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i7-3612QE
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000M (29)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3612QE has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3612QE is 2.10 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:	2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.00 GHz

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 i7-3612QE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-3612QE uses the Intel HD Graphics 4000, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 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 4000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.00 GHz
Compute units:	16
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2011

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 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:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3L-1066 DDR3L-1333 DDR3L-1600 DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600	17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s 17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 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):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3612QE is made in 22 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:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1023
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:	Q2/2012
Release price:	363 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-3612QE 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 Core i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	693
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	691
	Intel Core i7-5650U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	691
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	690
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	688
	Intel Core i5-6198DU 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	688
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	688

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	2745
	Intel Core i7-4765T 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2744
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2741
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2737
	Intel Core i7-4700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2735
	Apple A12 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz	2731
	Intel Core i5-4460 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2722

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 i3-2130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	569
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	569
	Intel Core i7-940 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	568
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	565
	Intel Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	565
	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	565
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	565

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.


	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1964
	Intel Core i5-3350P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1962
	Intel Core i7-3612QM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1955
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1948
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1948
	Intel Core i5-4210M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1947
	Intel Core i5-6198DU 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1945

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.


	Samsung Exynos 980 ARM Mali-G76 MP5 @ 0.72 GHz	260
	Intel Core i7-2600K Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.35 GHz	259
	Intel Core i7-2700K Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.35 GHz	259
	Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz	256
	Intel Atom x7213E Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	256
	Intel Atom x7211E Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz	256
	Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz	256

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 Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4946
	Intel Core i3-9100TE 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	4944
	Intel Core i7-4700EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4944
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	4929
	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz	4917
	Intel Core i5-3570 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4914
	MediaTek Dimensity 920 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	4867

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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