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Intel Core i7 CPU (shown without
heatsink and fan)

Sandy Bridge CIM™ Comparision


Sandy Bridge is a new Intel CPU introduction, with both reduced lower power consumption and improved calculation capability. Below are some high-level comparisons between Sandy Bridge and a CIM (compute intensive multicore) array containing 8x Texas Instruments C6678 devices.

Metric

Sandy Bridge 1

CIM Array 2

Floating-Point Multiplies Per clock Cycle 64 1024
Peak Energy Consumption (W) 136 3 50
Size (inch) 1.5 x 1.5 x 34 3 x 6 x 0.75

Fab Process (nm)

32

45

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Includes integrated graphics includes backwards compatibility circuitry for all x86 software dating to 1980s

RISC type CPUs with SIMD and VLIW

Notes

1One (1) quad-core CPU Core i7, 2.5 to 3.5 GHz per core

2 64 core array, 1 to 1.25 GHz per core

3 Efficiency Comparision: Sandy Bridge vs. Intel and AMD CPUs", tom's hardware, January 4, 2011

4 Includes heatsink and fan