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2ND GENERATION INTEL® CORE™ PROCESSOR FAMILY IN THE LGA2011 SOCKET FEATURES
INTEL® CORE™ i7 PROCESSOR (LGA2011)
Number of Processor Cores / Threads
6 / 12 or 4 / 8
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
4
2.0
Yes
Number of Memory Channels
4 (DDR3 1600 MHz)
PCI Express* Lanes
40
PCI Express 3.0
Yes
Unlocked
2,3
Core Multiplier
Yes (partial
9
)
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
4
Yes
Intel® Smart Cache
15 / 12 / 10 MB L3 shared
Built-in Visuals
N/A
AES New Instructions (AES-NI)
Yes
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Yes
Overclocking Enabled
2
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x)
4
Yes
Recommended Intel® Chipset
X79
4TH GENERATION INTEL® CORE™ PROCESSOR FAMILY IN THE LGA1150 SOCKET FEATURES
INTEL® CORE™ i7 PROCESSOR (LGA1150) INTEL® CORE™ i5 PROCESSOR (LGA1150)
Number of Processor Cores / Threads
4 / 8 4 / 4
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
4
2.0
Yes Yes
Number of Memory Channels
2 (DDR3 1333 / 1600 MHz) 2 (DDR3 1333 / 1600 MHz)
PCI Express* Lanes
16 16
Unlocked
2,3
Core Multiplier
Yes Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
4
Yes No
Intel® Smart Cache
8 MB L3 shared 6 MB L3 shared
AES New Instructions (AES-NI)
Yes Yes
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Yes Yes
Built-in Visuals
Yes Yes
Intel® HD graphics 4600
Yes Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Yes Yes
Intel® Wireless Display
8
(Intel® WiDi)
Yes Yes
Overclocking Enabled
2
Yes Yes
PCI Express 3.0
Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x)
4
Yes Yes
Recommended Intel® Chipset
Z87 Z87
3