The Core i7-2860QM is a high-end quad core processor made by Intel for notebook computers. The Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor is based on the Sandy Bridge structural design and provides HyperThreading technology that is capable of handling 8 threads at the same time thereby icreasing the performance by about 20% more.
This quad core processor has a clock speed of 2.5 GHz and is capable of overclocking up to 3.6 GHz because of TurboBoost technology. The Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor has an integrated graphics controller and AES functions. The integrated GPU in Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor is called as Intel HD Graphics 3000 and said to be as good as entry level discreet graphics card like Nvidia Geforce 310M, and shares the fast L3 cache. The HD Graphics 3000 is clocked between 650 MHz and 1300 MHz because of TurboBoost in the GPU side.
Furthermore, this Core i7-2860QM has Level 1 Cache of about 256 KB, Level 2 Cache of 1024 KB and Level 3 Cache of 8192 KB. The Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor has a thermal design power of about 45 watts which makes it best suited for laptops with 15 inch screen size or above. This Core i7-2860QM processor has a PassMark rating of 7912.
Below is a table showing the PassMark rating of Intel Core i7-2860QM compared to other processor. The higher the rating the better the performance.
This quad core processor has a clock speed of 2.5 GHz and is capable of overclocking up to 3.6 GHz because of TurboBoost technology. The Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor has an integrated graphics controller and AES functions. The integrated GPU in Intel Core i7-2860QM quad core processor is called as Intel HD Graphics 3000 and said to be as good as entry level discreet graphics card like Nvidia Geforce 310M, and shares the fast L3 cache. The HD Graphics 3000 is clocked between 650 MHz and 1300 MHz because of TurboBoost in the GPU side.
Below is a table showing the PassMark rating of Intel Core i7-2860QM compared to other processor. The higher the rating the better the performance.
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