Intel Core i7-2860QM vs Intel Core i7-950

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2860QM and Intel Core i7-950. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

640Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score530
2217Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2101
4552PassMark CPU Mark Rating3106
1564PassMark Single Thread Rating1391
25333DMark Time Spy Physics Score2532

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2860QMProcessorIntel Core i7-950
2500 MHzFrequency3070 MHz
3600 MHzMaximum Frequency3330 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
45 WTDP130 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
FCBGA1224, FCPGA988PackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

639Single-Core Score529
1542Multi-Core Score1984
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011)ModelMSI MS-7522
MacBookPro8,2Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-94245A3940C91C80 MacBookPro8,2MotherboardMSI MSI X58 Pro-E SLI (MS-7522)
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2860QMNameIntel Core i7-950
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
2.50 GHzBase Frequency3.08 GHz
Maximum Frequency3341 MHz
PackageSocket 1366 LGA
CodenameBloomfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

6.00 GBSize16.00 GB
Frequency534 MHz
1333 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR3TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

639Single-Core Score529
790Crypto Score59
604Integer Score550
691Floating Point Score 561
790
1.35 GB/sec
AES-XTS59
103.2 MB/sec
837
4.23 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)696
3.52 MB/sec
651
30.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression632
29.9 Mpixels/sec
698
1.97 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)567
1.60 MTE/sec
478
561.0 KElements/sec
HTML5533
626.2 KElements/sec
493
154.6 Krows/sec
SQLite513
160.8 Krows/sec
580
31.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering544
29.5 Mpixels/sec
559
178.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering489
155.8 KB/sec
599
4.67 Klines/sec
Clang532
4.14 Klines/sec
617
7.15 images/sec
Camera477
5.52 images/sec
740
925.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics485
607.2 Kpairs/sec
704
4362.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics580
3591.1 FPS
578
31.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur489
26.9 Mpixels/sec
612
4.71 images/sec
Face Detection579
4.46 images/sec
642
15.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection586
14.4 Mpixels/sec
1310
64.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting956
46.9 Mpixels/sec
1142
15.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR947
12.9 Mpixels/sec
706
567.1 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing591
474.4 Kpixels/sec
468
4.19 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion393
3.52 Kpixels/sec
738
23.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition661
21.1 Words/sec
398
15.4 images/sec
Machine Learning267
10.3 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1542Multi-Core Score1984
2445Crypto Score259
1440Integer Score2086
1612Floating Point Score 2052
2445
4.17 GB/sec
AES-XTS259
451.5 MB/sec
2503
12.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3209
16.2 MB/sec
1669
78.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2838
134.2 Mpixels/sec
1623
4.58 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1752
4.94 MTE/sec
1107
1.30 MElements/sec
HTML52220
2.61 MElements/sec
1357
425.3 Krows/sec
SQLite1838
575.9 Krows/sec
1242
67.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2414
131.0 Mpixels/sec
1273
405.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering1624
517.3 KB/sec
1362
10.6 Klines/sec
Clang1906
14.9 Klines/sec
1214
14.1 images/sec
Camera1537
17.8 images/sec
1688
2.11 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1632
2.04 Mpairs/sec
2183
13522.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2412
14941.5 FPS
1241
68.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1606
88.3 Mpixels/sec
1731
13.3 images/sec
Face Detection2190
16.9 images/sec
1698
41.9 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2553
62.9 Mpixels/sec
2657
130.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3100
152.1 Mpixels/sec
2637
35.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR4181
57.0 Mpixels/sec
2011
1.62 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2700
2.17 Mpixels/sec
998
8.94 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1685
15.1 Kpixels/sec
1460
46.7 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1800
57.5 Words/sec
693
26.8 images/sec
Machine Learning725
28.0 images/sec