Intel Core i5-1240P vs Intel Core i7-2649M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-1240P and Intel Core i7-2649M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-1240P

Intel Core i7-2649M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1240P

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 1 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
7.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
30x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 8.01 GB

Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 3 January 2011
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	960 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	15 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4096 KB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 8.01 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2649M

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 28 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 28 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-1240P
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2649M

Name	Intel Core i5-1240P	Intel Core i7-2649M
PassMark - Single thread mark	3245
PassMark - CPU mark	16752
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4284

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-1240P	Intel Core i7-2649M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	3 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$353
Place in performance rating	807	not rated
Processor Number	i5-1240P	i7-2649M
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	960 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	15 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of threads	16	4
Base frequency		2.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A6	0x116
Execution Units	80
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)