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Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor

Intel® Core™ i5-750 Processor

Intel® Core™ i3-550 Processor

Essentials


Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical Segment	Desktop	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number	i7-860	i5-750	i3-550
Lithography	45 nm	45 nm	32 nm


Product Collection	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical Segment	Desktop Desktop Desktop
Processor Number	i7-860 i5-750 i3-550
Lithography	45 nm 45 nm 32 nm

CPU Specifications


Total Cores
Total Threads
Max Turbo Frequency
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
Bus Speed
TDP


Total Cores	4	4	2
Total Threads	8	4	4
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz	3.20 GHz
Processor Base Frequency	2.80 GHz	2.66 GHz	3.20 GHz
Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
TDP	95 W	95 W	73 W


Total Cores	4 4 2
Total Threads	8 4 4
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz 3.20 GHz
Processor Base Frequency	2.80 GHz 2.66 GHz 3.20 GHz
Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s 2.5 GT/s
TDP	95 W 95 W 73 W

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
Embedded Options Available
Use Conditions
Datasheet


Marketing Status	Discontinued	Discontinued	Discontinued
Launch Date	Q3'09	Q3'09	Q2'10
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	Yes	Yes	No
Use Conditions	Server/Enterprise	Server/Enterprise
Datasheet	View now	View now	View now


Marketing Status	Discontinued Discontinued Discontinued
Launch Date	Q3'09 Q3'09 Q2'10
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Lifetime
Embedded Options Available	Yes Yes No
Use Conditions	Server/Enterprise Server/Enterprise
Datasheet	View now View now View now

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Max Memory Bandwidth
Physical Address Extensions
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB	16 GB	16.38 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels	2	2	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit	36-bit	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB 16 GB 16.38 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3 1066/1333
Max # of Memory Channels	2 2 2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s 21 GB/s 21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit 36-bit 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	No

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


PCI Express Revision	2.0	2.0	2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	16	16


PCI Express Revision	2.0 2.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	1x16, 2x8 1x16, 2x8 1x16, 2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16 16 16

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
Max CPU Configuration
T_CASE
Package Size
Processing Die Size
# of Processing Die Transistors


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA1156
Max CPU Configuration	1	1	1
T_CASE	72.7°C	72.7°C	72.6°C
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Processing Die Size	296 mm²	296 mm²	81 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	774 million	774 million	382 million


Sockets Supported	FCLGA1156,LGA1156 FCLGA1156,LGA1156 FCLGA1156
Max CPU Configuration	1 1 1
T_CASE	72.7°C 72.7°C 72.6°C
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Processing Die Size	296 mm² 296 mm² 81 mm²
# of Processing Die Transistors	774 million 774 million 382 million

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Instruction Set Extensions
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	1.0	1.0	No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes	No	Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
Idle States	Yes	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No	No	No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No	No


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	1.0 1.0 No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	Yes No Yes
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.2
Idle States	Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching	No No No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No No No

Security & Reliability


Intel vPro® Eligibility ^‡
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡


Intel vPro® Eligibility ^‡	Intel vPro® Platform
Intel® AES New Instructions	No	No	No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Yes	No	No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes


Intel vPro® Eligibility ^‡	Intel vPro® Platform
Intel® AES New Instructions	No No No
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Yes No No
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes Yes Yes

GPU Specifications


Processor Graphics ^‡
Graphics Base Frequency
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
# of Displays Supported ^‡


Processor Graphics ^‡			Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency			733 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)			Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology			Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡			2


Processor Graphics ^‡	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics Base Frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡	2

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