Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2520M vs Acer Intel Core i7-2630QM

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2520M:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-2520M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2520M:i5-2520M
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:i7-2630QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2520M:2.5 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:2 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2520M:2
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:4
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2520M:4
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:8
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i5-2520M:3.2 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:2.9 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2520M:3 MB
- Intel Core i7-2630QM:6 MB

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2520M, Intel Core i7-2630QM
67 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2520M View product	B Acer Intel Core i7-2630QM View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2520M	i7-2630QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	45 W
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express, Intel QS67 Express	Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express
SteppingDiffers	J1	D2
Processor codeDiffers	SR048	SR02Y
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1300 MHz	1100 MHz
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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