Intel Core i7-2620M vs Intel Core 2 Extreme Q6850

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2620M and Intel Core 2 Extreme Q6850. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

582Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score412
1266Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1264
2410PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1460PassMark Single Thread Rating
13023DMark Time Spy Physics Score1360

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2620MProcessorIntel Core 2 Extreme Q6850
2700 MHzFrequency3000 MHz
3400 MHzMaximum Frequency
2Cores4
4Threads4
35 WTDP130 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameKentsfield
FCBGA1023, PPGA988PackageSocket 775 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

578Single-Core Score411
1298Multi-Core Score1302
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Mac mini (Mid 2011)ModelAquarius Aquarius Pro, Std, Elt Series
Macmini5,2Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-4BC72D62AD45599E Macmini5,2MotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P5Q SE

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2620MNameIntel Core 2 Extreme Q6850
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11
2.70 GHzBase Frequency3.00 GHz
Maximum Frequency3.00 GHz
PackageSocket 775 LGA
CodenameKentsfield
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache4.00 MB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
Frequency332 MHz
RAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

578Single-Core Score411
690Crypto Score59
546Integer Score439
627Floating Point Score 408
690
1.18 GB/sec
AES-XTS59
103.0 MB/sec
666
3.37 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)561
2.84 MB/sec
603
28.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression524
24.8 Mpixels/sec
552
1.56 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)373
1.05 MTE/sec
409
480.3 KElements/sec
HTML5374
439.1 KElements/sec
532
166.6 Krows/sec
SQLite479
150.0 Krows/sec
555
30.1 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering465
25.2 Mpixels/sec
485
154.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering380
121.2 KB/sec
541
4.22 Klines/sec
Clang475
3.70 Klines/sec
613
7.10 images/sec
Camera364
4.21 images/sec
566
708.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics259
324.3 Kpairs/sec
719
4454.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics437
2705.9 FPS
465
25.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur382
21.0 Mpixels/sec
565
4.35 images/sec
Face Detection499
3.84 images/sec
555
13.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection512
12.6 Mpixels/sec
982
48.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting579
28.4 Mpixels/sec
1066
14.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR837
11.4 Mpixels/sec
785
630.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing504
405.1 Kpixels/sec
470
4.21 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion291
2.61 Kpixels/sec
588
18.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition416
13.3 Words/sec
436
16.8 images/sec
Machine Learning161
6.21 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1298Multi-Core Score1302
1574Crypto Score227
1217Integer Score1400
1427Floating Point Score 1270
1574
2.68 GB/sec
AES-XTS227
396.4 MB/sec
1717
8.68 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1780
9.00 MB/sec
1342
63.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1919
90.8 Mpixels/sec
1071
3.02 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)700
1.97 MTE/sec
998
1.17 MElements/sec
HTML51583
1.86 MElements/sec
1265
396.3 Krows/sec
SQLite1825
571.7 Krows/sec
1212
65.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1506
81.8 Mpixels/sec
1047
333.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering949
302.4 KB/sec
1276
9.94 Klines/sec
Clang1724
13.4 Klines/sec
1161
13.5 images/sec
Camera1211
14.0 images/sec
1379
1.73 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics832
1.04 Mpairs/sec
2104
13035.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1696
10509.9 FPS
1131
62.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1430
78.6 Mpixels/sec
1486
11.4 images/sec
Face Detection1903
14.7 images/sec
1510
37.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1541
38.0 Mpixels/sec
2205
108.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1546
75.8 Mpixels/sec
2484
33.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR2496
34.0 Mpixels/sec
1912
1.54 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1959
1.57 Mpixels/sec
977
8.76 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1043
9.34 Kpixels/sec
1071
34.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition754
24.1 Words/sec
619
23.9 images/sec
Machine Learning395
15.2 images/sec