Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900

The Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 was the fastest laptop CPU in 2007 and is based on the Merom core. The power consumption is higher than other Core 2 Duo processors and as all Extreme series CPUs the X7900 offers a free multiplicator (for easy overclocking).

Compared to CPUs of 2009, the X7900 is on a level of the cheaper Core 2 Duo P9600 / T9550 featuring 2.66 GHz.

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:

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min: 2412     avg: 2460.7 (27.32%)     max: 2521 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
SR17	2048 MB	GeForce 8700M GT		512MB	2449
	4096 MB	GeForce 9800M GS	530 / 800MHz	1024MB GDDR3 VRAM 7.15.11.7688	2521
Standard 1280x1024
Osiris E705III	4096 MB	GeForce 8800M GTX	500 / 799MHz	512MB GDDR3	2412

C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -92%

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Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo P9600 2x 2.7GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz -3%

A-Series A8-4500M 4x 1.9 - 2.8GHz -2%

A-Series A6-3410MX 4x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -2%

Core i3 3227U 2x 1.9GHz -2%

Phenom II X3 N830 3x 2.1GHz -1%

Pentium B980 2x 2.4GHz 0%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz 1%

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz 2%

Phenom II X4 P960 4x 1.8GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz 3%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz 3%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz 4%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 4%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz 4%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 240%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M:

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min: 19     avg: 19 (97.8%)     max: 19 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MSI Fuzzy GM965	2048 MB				19

Core i7 4930MX 4x 3 - 3.9GHz -51%

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Core 2 Duo SP9600 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 4x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo SP9400 2x 2.4GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo T9400 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core i3 370M 2x 2.4GHz -5%

Pentium B960 2x 2.2GHz -4%

Core i5 2467M 2x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -4%

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz -3%

Pentium B950 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz 2%

Pentium B940 2x 2GHz 5%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 4x 2.3GHz 5%

Core i3 3227U 2x 1.9GHz 8%

Pentium P6200 2x 2.1GHz 8%

Core 2 Duo T8300 2x 2.4GHz 9%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz 10%

Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz 11%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 2337%

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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):

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min: 24940     avg: 24940 (11.83%)     max: 24940 MIPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
SR17	2048 MB	GeForce 8700M GT		512MB	24940

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -97%

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Core 2 Duo SP9600 2x 2.5GHz -7%

Turion II P540 2x 2.4GHz -6%

Core 2 Duo T9400 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz -4%

Celeron B815 2x 1.6GHz -4%

Phenom II X3 N850 3x 2.2GHz -3%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz -3%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz -2%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo T9900 2x 3.1GHz 1%

Core i3 2377M 2x 1.5GHz 1%

Pentium B950 2x 2.1GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz 5%

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz 5%

Core i5 560UM 2x 1.3 - 2.1GHz 7%

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz 8%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 677%

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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):

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min: 17987     avg: 17987 (13.79%)     max: 17987 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
SR17	2048 MB	GeForce 8700M GT		512MB	17987

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -98%

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Core i3 2367M 2x 1.4GHz -5%

Phenom II X2 N620 2x 2.8GHz -4%

Pentium B980 2x 2.4GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T8300 2x 2.4GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo SP9400 2x 2.4GHz -2%

Core i3 2377M 2x 1.5GHz -1%

A-Series A6-3400M 4x 1.4 - 2.3GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo T9400 2x 2.5GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -1%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2x 2.5GHz 0%

Phenom II X3 N830 3x 2.1GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo T9300 2x 2.5GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo SP9600 2x 2.5GHz 3%

Phenom II X3 P840 3x 1.9GHz 4%

Phenom II X3 N850 3x 2.2GHz 6%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz 6%

Core i5 560UM 2x 1.3 - 2.1GHz 7%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 620%

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PCMark 05: Standard 1024x768

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min: 6802     avg: 6802 (40.07%)     max: 6802 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Osiris E705III	4096 MB	GeForce 8800M GTX	500 / 799MHz	512MB GDDR3	6802

Atom Z520 1x 1.3GHz -86%

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Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz -8%

A-Series A8-3500M 4x 1.5 - 2.4GHz -8%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz -7%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz -7%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -7%

Core i5 540M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz -1%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 0%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 2%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 2%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 2%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 5%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 7%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 8%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz 9%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 134%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit

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min: 2859     avg: 3022 (50.57%)     max: 3185 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MSI Fuzzy GM965	2048 MB				2859
Osiris E705III	4096 MB	GeForce 8800M GTX	500 / 799MHz	512MB GDDR3	3185

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -96%

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Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz -3%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz -3%

A-Series (Desktop) AMD A8-5600K 4x 3.6 - 3.9GHz -3%

Pentium B970 2x 2.3GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo P9600 2x 2.7GHz -2%

Core i3 2350M 2x 2.3GHz -2%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz 1%

A-Series (Desktop) AMD A10-5800K 4x 3.8 - 4.2GHz 2%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 2%

Pentium B980 2x 2.4GHz 2%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 3%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz 3%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 3%

Core i3 3110M 2x 2.4GHz 3%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 93%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

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min: 5475     avg: 5764 (21.12%)     max: 6053 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MSI Fuzzy GM965	2048 MB				5475
Osiris E705III	4096 MB	GeForce 8800M GTX	500 / 799MHz	512MB GDDR3	6053

Atom Z670 1x 1.5GHz -88%

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Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -3%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz -2%

A-Series A10-4600M 4x 2.3 - 3.2GHz -2%

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz -2%

Pentium B980 2x 2.4GHz -1%

Pentium B970 2x 2.3GHz -1%

Core i5 2467M 2x 1.6 - 2.3GHz 0%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

Core i3 3227U 2x 1.9GHz 1%

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz 3%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz 6%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 7%

A-Series A8-3510MX 4x 1.8 - 2.5GHz 7%

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz 7%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 372%

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wPrime 2.0x: 32m

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min: 29.5     avg: 31.1 (94.68%)     max: 32.6 seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
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MSI Fuzzy GM965	2048 MB				32.6

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -84%

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Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz -7%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz -7%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i3 3227U 2x 1.9GHz -6%

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz -6%

Pentium 2020M 2x 2.4GHz -3%

Turion II N530 2x 2.5GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -2%

Core i3 3217U 2x 1.8GHz 0%

Core 2 Extreme X7900

A-Series A8-4500M 4x 1.9 - 2.8GHz 0%

Turion II Ultra M620 2x 2.5GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2x 2.5GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9300 2x 2.5GHz 2%

Core i7 840QM 4x 1.9 - 3.2GHz 3%

Pentium P6200 2x 2.1GHz 5%

Pentium B980 2x 2.4GHz 6%

Athlon II P360 2x 2.3GHz 7%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 770%

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Reviews for the Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor

Gateway P-171XL (NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS, 17.1")
» Gateway P-171XL - External Review

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