Intel Core i7-2760QM

The Intel Core i7-2760QM is a fast high-end quad core processor for laptops and successor of the slower clocked Core i7-2720QM. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and offers Hyperthreading to handle 8 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). Compared to the previous Clarksdale quad-cores, the i7-2760QM is now manufactured in 32nm and offers an integrated graphics card and AES functions. Compared to the 2820QM, the 2760QM offers less level 3 cache (6 vs. 8MB) but should make this up due to the higher clock speed.

Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements are the new 256Bit AVX instructions, the improved Turbo Boost and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core. Furthermore, the integrated memory controller was improved and supports up to 8 GB DDR3-1333.

The i7-2760QM offers an integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 3000) which proved to be clearly faster than the old Intel HD Graphics in the Arrandale CPUs and on a level with entry level dedicated graphics cards like the GeForce 310M. The HD Graphics 3000 also supports Turbo Boost and clocks between 650 MHz and 1300 MHz in the i7-2720QM (should be similar to the 2760QM). As the graphics card shares the fast last level cache, the processor is a bit slower with activated GPU.

The performance of the Core i7-2760QM is only slightly below the Core i7-2920XM (see benchmarks below). Therefore, the performance should be sufficient for modern 3D games and demanding applications. Thanks to the fast Turbo Boost 2.0 even single threaded applications run very fast.

The relative high TDP rating of the 2760QM of 45 Watt enables the usage of the quad core only in 15" laptops and up. However, compared to the previous generation of quad-cores, the TDP improved, as the integrated GPU is now included.

Series	Intel Core i7
Codename	Sandy Bridge
Clock Rate	2400 - 3500 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1024 KB
Level 3 Cache	6144 KB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	45 Watt
Transistor Count	995 Million
Manufacturing Technology	32 nm
Die Size	216 mm2
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Features	HD Graphics 3000, DDR-1333 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, Virtualization
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Hardware Virtualization	VT-x, VT-d
Starting Price	$378 U.S.
Announcement Date	09/03/2011

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:

100%

min: 5677 avg: 5930 (69.33%) max: 6042 Points

Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 15 inch 2011-10 MD322	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6770M	675 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 11.10	5677
XMG P511	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 570M	575 / 1500MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1150 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 285.62	5959
XMG P701 PRO	16384 MB	Radeon HD 6990M	715 / 900MHz	2048MB Clevo 8.850.0.0	6042
Schenker XMG P701 PRO	16384 MB	Radeon HD 6990M	715 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5-VRAM Clevo 8.850.0.0	6042

Cinebench R10 in comparison
Intel Atom Z670 (min)	691
...
Intel Core i5 (Desktop) 2400	15344
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 950	15361.3
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 920	15575.5
Intel Core i7 2760QM	15868.8
Intel Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K	15956
Intel Core i7 3632QM	16368
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 975	16628
...
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max)	27189.5

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Intel Core i7-2760QM

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