Intel Core i5-3365M vs Intel Core i7-3525M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3365M and Intel Core i7-3525M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Core i5-3365M

Intel Core i7-3525M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3525M

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3365M	Intel Core i7-3525M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	November 2012	November 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count		1480 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA1023	Intel BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)