ProductCore i7-4900MQCore i5-2500
Brand Intel Intel
Street Price (Approx) ~ $575
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# CPU Cores 44
Frequency (GHz) 2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Cache (MB) 86
TDP (Watts) 47 W95 W
Product Segment MobileDesktop
Status ReleasedReleased
Announced On 2013-03-012011-01-01
TechnicalsCore i7-4900MQCore i5-2500
Dimensions (2D) 37.5x37.5 mm37.5x37.5 mm
Conflict Free? 1
# CPU Cores 44
Threads/Core 84
Frequency (GHz) 2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (GHz) 3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Cache (MB) 86
Instructions Width (bits) 6464
Instructions Extensions SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Process (nm) 22 nm32 nm
TDP (Watts) 47 W95 W
Max RAM 32 GB32 GB
RAM Types DDR3L 1333/1600DDR3 1066/1333
# Memory Channels 22
Memory Bandwidth (GB/Sec) 25.6GB/s21GB/s
Max CPU Temp. 100
Max CPU / Package 11
PCI-E Version 32
PCI-E Configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
PCI-E Max Lanes # 1616
Compatible Sockets FCPGA946LGA1155
Intel Turbo Boost Version 22
Intel V-Pro YesYes
Intel Hyper-Thread YesNo
Intel Virtualization (VTX) YesYes
Intel Directed I/O (VTD) YesYes
Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT) YesYes
Intel TSX Sync. Extensions No
Intel 64 YesYes
Idle States YesYes
Thermal MonitoringTech. YesYes
Flex Memory Yes
Intel ID Protect YesYes
Intel AES New Instructions YesYes
Intel Secure Key Yes
Trusted Execution YesYes
Execution Disable YesYes

 

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