Intel Core i7-2960XM vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2960XM and Intel Core i7-3612QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

671Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score601
2353Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2298
4423PassMark CPU Mark Rating4486
1491PassMark Single Thread Rating1504
28553DMark Time Spy Physics Score2717

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2960XMProcessorIntel Core i7-3612QM
2700 MHzFrequency2100 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency3100 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
55 WTDP35 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge
Socket 988B rPGAPackageFCPGA988

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

688Single-Core Score613
2531Multi-Core Score2472
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Dell Inc. Precision M6600ModelLENOVO 2349CTO
Dell Inc. 04YY4MMotherboardLENOVO 2349CTO
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2960XMNameIntel Core i7-3612QM
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
2.69 GHzBase Frequency2.10 GHz
3.69 GHzMaximum Frequency3092 MHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket 988B rPGA
Sandy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge
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 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

24.00 GBSize8.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency798 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

688Single-Core Score613
722Crypto Score687
662Integer Score592
737Floating Point Score 646
722
1.23 GB/sec
AES-XTS687
1.17 GB/sec
749
3.79 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)641
3.24 MB/sec
744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression684
32.4 Mpixels/sec
706
1.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)624
1.76 MTE/sec
604
709.4 KElements/sec
HTML5527
619.3 KElements/sec
609
190.8 Krows/sec
SQLite541
169.6 Krows/sec
662
35.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering600
32.6 Mpixels/sec
658
209.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering590
188.1 KB/sec
625
4.87 Klines/sec
Clang553
4.31 Klines/sec
622
7.21 images/sec
Camera583
6.76 images/sec
694
868.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics571
714.8 Kpairs/sec
699
4332.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics643
3986.5 FPS
562
30.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur566
31.1 Mpixels/sec
701
5.40 images/sec
Face Detection595
4.58 images/sec
712
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection635
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1189
58.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1039
51.0 Mpixels/sec
1226
16.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1082
14.7 Mpixels/sec
812
652.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing713
572.5 Kpixels/sec
495
4.44 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion437
3.92 Kpixels/sec
807
25.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition636
20.3 Words/sec
542
20.9 images/sec
Machine Learning470
18.2 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2531Multi-Core Score2472
3293Crypto Score2766
2491Integer Score2414
2489Floating Point Score 2547
3293
5.61 GB/sec
AES-XTS2766
4.71 GB/sec
3392
17.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3160
16.0 MB/sec
3023
143.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3037
143.7 Mpixels/sec
2174
6.13 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2052
5.79 MTE/sec
2542
2.98 MElements/sec
HTML51995
2.34 MElements/sec
2673
837.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2343
734.2 Krows/sec
2704
146.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2610
141.7 Mpixels/sec
2316
737.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering2275
724.9 KB/sec
2206
17.2 Klines/sec
Clang2360
18.4 Klines/sec
1766
20.5 images/sec
Camera2159
25.0 images/sec
2074
2.59 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2598
3.25 Mpairs/sec
2962
18352.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3114
19290.7 FPS
2204
121.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2062
113.3 Mpixels/sec
2567
19.8 images/sec
Face Detection2470
19.0 images/sec
2687
66.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2748
67.7 Mpixels/sec
3880
190.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3740
183.5 Mpixels/sec
4152
56.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR4637
63.2 Mpixels/sec
3455
2.77 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3242
2.60 Mpixels/sec
1675
15.0 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1858
16.6 Kpixels/sec
2137
68.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2095
67.0 Words/sec
1222
47.2 images/sec
Machine Learning1181
45.6 images/sec