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Core i5-3360M 2.8GHz Review
Core i5-3360M 2.8GHz is a fast-middle-class CPU part of the Core i5 Series released by Intel between 2010 and 2012.
It's based on the Ivy Bridge architecture and therefore features integrated graphics called Intel HD Graphics 4000 and it's manufactured with 22 nm. Previous Sandy Bridge features are also present, such as Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading.
It's built with 2 cores and each core features 2 threads, making a total of 4.
It's the most powerful mobile dual-core CPU (of the i5 Series) but it's still not enough run the most demanding games (The Witcher II for example) at the highest settings, even paired with a powerful GPU. However, benchmarks indicate the performance is good enough for modern demanding games like Crysis 2 and Skyrim V.
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Core i5-3360M 2.8GHz Performance Specification
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2.8 GHz
2 cores
Ivy Bridge
35W
22nm
rPGA 988A / B / Socket G1 / G2
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128Kb
512Kb
3Mb
GD CPU hardware score: 9
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tzzsmk
20:09 Jun-05-2012

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if compared with i7-3610QM is this far worse or is it good too thanks to 10W lower TDP (and so suitable for notebooks)?
Tero
22:42 Jun-05-2012

The i7 has 4 cores and 8 threads so this should be nowhere near that CPU ;)
tzzsmk
20:07 Jun-06-2012

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of course it's somehow "doubled":), but I meant in single- or dual-core apps, as this i5 has higher freq...
Tero
16:35 Jun-07-2012

Don't forget that those apps can use the idle threads of the CPU ;)
tzzsmk
12:42 Jun-08-2012

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ok, and perhaps i7 has more cache space so it might respond quicker?
Tero
12:49 Jun-08-2012

Yeah it's double :)
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12:55 Jun-08-2012

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I still don't understand what "thread" really is. I know OS recognizes as a core, games use it as a core;
but still 2threads from single core must be slower for a single process than single core with unused thread...
Tero
13:00 Jun-08-2012

I've got homework for you, tzzsmk ;) Read this :D
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13:19 Jun-08-2012

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thx I read it now, but still my i3 vs. i5-2500 won't be much difference then?
Tero
13:32 Jun-08-2012

Well your CPU doesn't have Turbo and the i5 has 4 physical cores which is always better then HT ;) The i5 also has double the amount of cache.
tzzsmk
18:11 Jun-08-2012

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thx, I thought there must be reason why i5-2500 costs 1/3 more than my i3-2130 :)
tzzsmk
13:19 May-31-2012

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3,3GHz turbo for 2 cores use;
3,5GHz turbo for 1 core use;
max operating temp 105°C
SequeStyle
18:32 Apr-06-2012

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can't wait it to be in my alienware m14x r2 xP
tzzsmk
19:06 Mar-03-2012

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I want this:)
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