Intel Core i7-3540M vs Intel Core i7-860

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel BGA 1023 Intel Socket 1156
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 22 nm 45 nm
Transistors unknown 774 million
Die size 118 mm² 296 mm²
Package FC-PGA12F FC-LGA8

Performance

Frequency 3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.7 GHz up to 3.466 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 30.0x 21.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 35 W 95 W
Voltage 1.4 V

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Desktop
Production status unknown End-of-life
Release date Jan 8th, 2013 Sep 8th, 2009
Codename Ivy Bridge Lynnfield
Generation Core i7 Core i7
Part SR0X8 SLBJJ
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 4 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 4000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared) 8MB (shared)

Notes

Notes Intel HD 2500 frequency: 650-1300MHz

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes
AVX Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes 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 Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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