Intel Core i7-2760QM vs Intel Core i3-3250. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 2000M Intel Core i 3000
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  2 3
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.5 GHz No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  No turbo -
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  10.1 11.0
• Execution units
  12 6
• Generation
  6 7
• GPU Frequency
  650 MHz 650 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
• GPU Turbo
  1300 MHz 1050 MHz
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q2/2012
• Shader
  96 48
• Technology
  32 nm 22 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  No Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-3250 and Intel Core i7-2760QM. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-1600 DDR3-1600
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  2.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-2760QM and Intel Core i3-3250 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  45 W 55 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-2760QM and Intel Core i3-3250, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Sandy Bridge H Ivy Bridge S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  6 MB 3 MB
• Release date
  Q4/2011 Q2/2013
• Socket
  PGA 988 LGA 1155
• Technology
  32 nm 22 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d