Product comparison · 2 cpus

HP Intel Core i5-2430M vs HP Intel Core i7-2960XM

58specifications compared
18differ
40identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Intel Core i7-2960XM has 0.3 GHz more processor base frequency than the HP Intel Core i5-2430M (2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The HP Intel Core i7-2960XM has 2 more processor cores than the HP Intel Core i5-2430M (4 vs 2). The HP Intel Core i7-2960XM has 4 more processor threads than the HP Intel Core i5-2430M (8 vs 4). Only the HP Intel Core i7-2960XM has ECC. Only the HP Intel Core i7-2960XM has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-2430M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2430M:i5-2430M
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:i7-2960XM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2430M:2.4 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:2.7 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2430M:2
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:4
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2430M:4
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:8
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i5-2430M:3 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:3.7 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2430M:3 MB
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Core i5-2430M:35 W
- Intel Core i7-2960XM:55 W

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2430M, Intel Core i7-2960XM
61 specifications	A HP Intel Core i5-2430M View product	B HP Intel Core i7-2960XM View product
Processor11 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2430M	i7-2960XM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	55 W
SteppingDiffers	J1	D2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
ECCDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1300 MHz
Featuresidentical
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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