Intel Core i7-7700HQ review: specs and price

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed. Show more

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Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance. Show more

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The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.

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A 32-bit operating system can only support up to 4GB of RAM. 64-bit allows more than 4GB, giving increased performance. It also allows you to run 64-bit apps.

DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

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Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.

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A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

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A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

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More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.

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More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.

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When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

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It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.

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This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

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More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.

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The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.

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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

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Dynamic frequency scaling is a technology that allows the processor to conserve power and reduce noise when it is under a light load.

AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.

It is easier to obtain better performance when using virtualization if it is hardware-assisted.

An advanced transistor technology developed by Intel that allows lower power consumption and higher speeds.

Many of Intel's processors use hyperthreading, which means that each core of the processor can work on two threads at once instead of most processors that work on a single thread per core. This means you can have significant performance gains in certain apps.

SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing an image or adjusting audio volume. Each new version contains new instructions and improvements.

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This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.

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This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.

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