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Sandy Bridge Core i7 Refresh

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Intel refreshes the high end Core i7 mobile CPUs and offers now higher clock speeds at the same price point. We tested the fastest dual-core of the new line up, the Core i7-2640M.

On average, the old Core i7-2620M is about 3% (in the Lenovo X220T), 7% (Fujitsu S751), respectively 8% (Vostro 3350) slower than the Core i7-2640M (see for specs and details). As price and features are similar, the new i7 CPUs are a clear recommendation. We also plan to benchmark the new quad core i7 CPUs. Till then, take a look at our processor benchmark list.

 

 

 

 

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - 1M (sort by value)
Sandy Bridge Core i7 Refresh
11.66 s *
Dell Vostro 3350 (Vostro0131)
11.62 s * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X220T 4298-2YG
11 s * +6%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - 2M (sort by value)
Sandy Bridge Core i7 Refresh
26.72 s *
Dell Vostro 3350 (Vostro0131)
27.11 s * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X220T 4298-2YG
27 s * -1%
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - 32M (sort by value)
Sandy Bridge Core i7 Refresh
637 s *
Dell Vostro 3350 (Vostro0131)
644 s * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X220T 4298-2YG
631 s * +1%

Legend

 
Sandy Bridge Core i7 Refresh Intel Core i7-2640M, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 HTS545025B9SA02
 
Fujitsu LifeBook S751 vPro/SSD/UMTS Intel Core i7-2620M, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Toshiba THNSFC128GBSJ
 
Dell Vostro 3350 (Vostro0131) Intel Core i7-2620M, AMD Radeon HD 6470M, Seagate Momentus 7200.5 ST9750420AS
 
Lenovo ThinkPad X220T 4298-2YG Intel Core i7-2620M, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT000-9VL142

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Klaus Hinum, 2011-09- 4 (Update: 2020-06- 8)