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Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Intel® Core™ i5-540M Intel® Core™ i5-520M Intel® Core™ i5-430M Intel® Core™ i3-350M Intel® Core™ i3-330M
Name Processor (8M Cache, Processor (6M Cache, Processor (3M Cache, Processor (3M Cache, Processor (3M Cache, Processor (3M Cache, Processor (3M Cache,
1.73 GHz) 1.60 GHz) 2.53 GHz) 2.40 GHz) 2.26 GHz) 2.26 GHz) 2.13 GHz)

Status Launched Launched Launched Launched Launched Launched Launched

Launch Date Q3'09 Q3'09 Q1'10 Q1'10 Q1'10 January 7, 2010 January 7, 2010

Processor Number i7-820QM i7-720QM i5-540M i5-520M i5-430M i3-350M i3-330M

# of Cores 4 4 2 2 2 2 2

# of Threads 8 8 4 4 4 4 4

Processor Base
1.73 GHz 1.6 GHz 2.53 GHz 2.4 GHz 2.26 GHz 2.26 GHz 2.13 GHz
Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency 3.066 GHz 2.8 GHz 3.066 GHz 2.933 GHz 2.533 GHz

3 MB Intel® Smart
Cache 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Cache

Bus/Core Ratio 19 18 17 17 16

Bus Type DMI DMI DMI DMI DMI DMI DMI

System Bus 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s

Instruction Set 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit

Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Extensions

Embedded No No No Yes No No Yes

Supplemental SKU No No No No No No No

Processing Die
45 nm 45 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm
Lithography

Max TDP 45 W 45 W 35 W 35 W 35 W 35 W 35 W

1ku Bulk Budgetary

$546.00 $364.00 $257.00 $225.00
Price

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size

(dependent on memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
type)

Memory Types DDR3-1066/1333 DDR3-1066/1333 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066 DDR3-800/1066

# of Memory Channels 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Max Memory Bandwidth 21 GB/s 21 GB/s 17.1 GB/s 17.1 GB/s 17.1 GB/s 17.1 GB/s 17.1 GB/s

Physical Address
36-bit 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit 36-bit
Extensions

ECC Memory Supported No No No No No No No

Graphics Specifications
 Integrated Graphics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Intel® HD Graphics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Intel® HD Graphics with

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Frequency

Graphics Base
500 MHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 500 MHz
Frequency

Graphics Max Dynamic

766 MHz 766 MHz 766 MHz 667 MHz 667 MHz
Frequency

Intel® Flexible Display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Interface (Intel® FDI)

Intel® Clear Video

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technology

Dual Display Capable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Macrovision* License
No No No No No
Required

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

PCI Express
1x16 1x16 1x16 1x16 1x16
Configurations

# of PCI Express Ports 1 1 1 1 1

Package Specifications

Max CPU Configuration 1 1 1 1 1

TCASE 105C

TJUNCTION 90C for rPGA, 105C for 90C for rPGA, 105C for
100°C 100°C 105C 105 105C
BGA BGA

rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm,
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
BGA 34mmx28mm BGA 34mmx28mm BGA 34mmx28mm BGA 34mmx28mm BGA 34mmx28mm

Processing Die
45 nm 45 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm 32 nm
Lithography

Processing Die Size 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

296 mm 296 mm 81 mm 81 mm 81 mm 81 mm 81 mm

# of Processing Die
774 million 774 million 382 million 382 million 382 million 382 million 382 million
Transistors

Graphics and IMC

45 nm 45 nm 45 nm 45 nm 45 nm
Lithography

Graphics and IMC Die 2 2 2 2 2

Size 114 mm 114 mm 114 mm 114 mm 114 mm

# of Graphics and IMC

177 million 177 million 177 million 177 million 177 million
Die Transistors

Sockets Supported PGA988 PGA988 BGA1288, PGA988 BGA1288, PGA988 BGA1288, PGA988 BGA1288, PGA988 BGA1288, PGA988

Halogen Free Options

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Available

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technology

Intel® Virtualization
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technology (VT-x)
 Intel® Virtualization
Technology for Directed Yes Yes No No No
I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Trusted
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Execution Technology

AES New Instructions No No Yes Yes No No No

Intel® 64 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Idle States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enhanced Intel® Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Speedstep Technology

Intel® Demand Based

No No
Switching

Thermal Monitoring
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Technologies

Intel® Fast Memory

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Access

Intel® Flex Memory

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Access

Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes