Core i5-750 vs Core i5-680 reviews, tests, benchmarks, round-up

Processor Number	Core i5-750	Core i5-680
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Clock Speed	2.66 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.2 GHz	3.86 GHz
L1 Cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 Cache	N/A	N/A
(Shared) L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
CPU multiplier	20	27
Direct Media Interface	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Front Side Bus Speed	N/A	N/A
HyperTransport	N/A	N/A
Sockets Supported	LGA1156 (Socket H)	LGA1156 (Socket H)
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	Yes	No
Lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Supplemental SKU	N/A	N/A
Max Thermal Design Power	95 W	73 W
VID Voltage Range	0.6500V-1.4000V	0.6500V-1.4000V
TCASE	72.7°C	72.6°C
Halogen Free Options Available	Yes	Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
VT-d	N/A	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	Yes
AES New Instructions	No	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Integrated Memory Controller
Max Memory Size	16 GB	16 GB
Memory Types	DDR3-1066/1333	DDR3-1066/1333
# of Memory Channels	2	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit	36-bit
Intel Fast Memory Access	N/A	N/A
Intel Flex Memory Access	N/A	N/A
Integratred Graphics Processor
Integrated Graphics	No	Yes
Intel HD Graphics	N/A	Yes
Graphics Base Frequency	N/A	733 MHz
DirectX	N/A	N/A
Intel Flexible Display Interface (Intel FDI)	N/A	Yes
Intel Clear Video HD Technology	N/A	Yes
Dual Display Capable	N/A	Yes
Intel HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency	N/A	N/A
Intel Quick Sync Video	N/A	N/A
Intel InTRU 3D Technology	N/A	N/A
Intel Wireless Display	N/A	N/A
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	N/A	N/A
PCI Express Revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe Configurations	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
PCIe Ports	1	1
Miscellaneous
CPU Code Name	N/A	N/A
Microarchitecture Code Name	N/A	N/A
Processing Die Size	296 mm2	81 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	774 million	382 million
Graphics and IMC Lithography	N/A	45 nm
Graphics and IMC Die Size	N/A	114 mm2
# of Graphics and IMC Die Transistors	N/A	177 million
Launched	Q3'09	Q2'10
Status	Launched	Launched
Max CPU Configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm

Benchmarks

Processor	3D Mark VantageCPU Score [3Dmarks - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	12489
Core i5-680	10395
Core i3-550	9082
Phenom II X6 1055T	14223
Phenom II X4 965	11312
Athlon II X3 445	8103

Processor	Far Cry 2 1680x1050 [Frames Per Second - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	109
Core i5-680	90
Core i3-550	83
Phenom II X6 1055T	83
Phenom II X4 965	91
Athlon II X3 445	84

Processor	Resident Evil 5 1680x1050 [Frames Per Second - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	99
Core i5-680	86
Core i3-550	78
Phenom II X6 1055T	78
Phenom II X4 965	82
Athlon II X3 445	71

Processor	Cinebench 11.5 [ - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	3.65
Core i5-680	3.02
Core i3-550	2.63
Phenom II X6 1055T	4.89
Phenom II X4 965	3.86
Athlon II X3 445	2.77

Processor	TrueCrypt AES [MB Per Second - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	380
Core i5-680	296
Core i3-550	254
Phenom II X6 1055T	661
Phenom II X4 965	533
Athlon II X3 445	375

Processor	winRAR 3.93 [Seconds - Lower is better]
Core i5-750	79
Core i5-680	112
Core i3-550	122
Phenom II X6 1055T	100
Phenom II X4 965	101
Athlon II X3 445	148

Processor	Photoshop CS5 [Seconds - Lower is better]
Core i5-750	70
Core i5-680	71
Core i3-550	84
Phenom II X6 1055T	90
Phenom II X4 965	90
Athlon II X3 445	108

Processor	x264 [Frames Per Second - Higher is better]
Core i5-750	20.76
Core i5-680	16.75
Core i3-550	14.45
Phenom II X6 1055T	26.32
Phenom II X4 965	21.41
Athlon II X3 445	12.62

Processor	Power Consumption Full Load [Watt - Lower is better]
Core i5-750	155
Core i5-680	130
Core i3-550	122
Phenom II X6 1055T	180
Phenom II X4 965	184
Athlon II X3 445	164