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.
| Codename | Merom |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme |
| Clock Rate | 2800 MHz |
| Front Side Bus | 800 |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 4 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 |
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 44 Watt |
| Manufacturing Technology | 65 nm |
| Voltage Range | 1.1 - 1.375 V V |
| Max. Temperature | 100 °C |
| Socket | Socket P 478 Pin |
| Features | SSE3, Virtualization, Enhanced Speedstep |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Starting Price | $851 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 09/01/2007 |
Benchmarks
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 2859 avg: 3022 median: 3022 (18%) max: 3185 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 5475 avg: 5764 median: 5764 (4%) max: 6053 points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 29.5 avg: 31.1 median: 31.1 (6%) max: 32.6 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2412 avg: 2461 median: 2449 (5%) max: 2521 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
19 s (4%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
24940 MIPS (12%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
17987 MFLOPS (14%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
6802 Points (14%)
- Range of benchmark values
- Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
- Average benchmark values* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Reviews for the Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor
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