Intel Core i5-2300 vs Intel Core i7-975

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1155 Intel Socket 1366
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 45 nm
Transistors 1,160 million 731 million
Die size 216 mm² 263 mm²
Package FC-LGA10 FC-LGA8

Performance

Frequency 2.8 GHz 3.333 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.1 GHz up to 3.6 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 28.0x 25.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
TDP 95 W 130 W
Voltage 1.375 V

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Jan 9th, 2011 Jun 2nd, 2009
Codename Sandy Bridge Bloomfield
Generation Core i5 Core i7
Part SR00D SLBEQ
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 2000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 8MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes
AVX Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TXT Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked FSB multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Extreme Edition label.

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