Questions tagged [intel-core-i5]
Intel Core i5 is an Intel brand name for a series of mid-range mobile and desktop microprocessors based on the x86-64 architecture.
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What is the "Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver" for?
What is the purpose of the Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver?
It doesn't seem to be necessary for Turbo Boost to work properly, so what does it do?
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CPU Temp i5-2400 and BSOD
I'm getting random blue screens with error:
0x00000101 (0x0000000000000031, 0x0000000000000000,
0xfffff880009ea180, 0x0000000000000001)
It seems to have something to do with the cores not being ...
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Is Hyper-threading important in Adobe Premiere CS 4 - 5.5?
I have a copy of Adobe Premiere Pro CS 4 that has trouble playing back 1080p HD H.264 when I'm editing it on my C2Q Q8200 / 8GB RAM machine. It's really hard to work with video when you can't even ...
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How can I tell my computer to use multiple cores for gaming? [duplicate]
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Force a single core program to use multi core
Whenever I play games (specifically Minecraft) on my computer, only one of the cores is being used to run the game, which slows ...
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Intel Core i5 2320 with Multiple Monitors
I recently purchased a Dell 260 MT with a Intel i5 2320, 8GB ram, and 1TB hard drive. I currently have 2 monitors hooked up to the on-board video card; 1 via HDMI and 1 via VGA. I would like to add a ...
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How can I make the desktop span two screens on an Intel HD graphics adapter?
I have a Wndows XP machine with an Intel Core i5-2400 processor with integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 2000) and two monitors hooked up to it.
I would like to have the Windows desktop span these ...
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Is my CPU running hot?
I have a core i5 2500k which I believe is running a bit hot at idle speed. It idles at about 35° Celsius on the stock cooler.
Everyone says that the computers idle temps are individual to ...
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How to put idle CPU processing power to good use? [closed]
I just got a new computer that has far more processing power than I need 90% of the time that I'm using it. To what ought I to devote that power?
I know of SETI @ Home and Protein Folding. What ...
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Can I use the cooling for my Pentium 4 with my new i5 CPU? [duplicate]
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Can I use LGA775 heatsink on LGA1156 CPU?
I recently bought a new i5 2500k CPU, but with my current setup I run the risk of cooling issues. I have an improved heatsink and fan ...
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Thermal paste was installed on my new heatsink. Does it need to get re-applied if I remove it?
I just installed a new i5 Sandy Bridge on an Asus P67 Sabertooth board. When I first turned it on, I received a Bios error stating there was a CPU overheating issue. I was able to navigate to the Bios ...
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Get temperature of CPU (Intel Core i5) in FreeBSD
Does anyone know how to get the temperature of an Intel Core i5 processor in FreeBSD?
Relevant info:
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500
OS: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE (64bit)
I'...
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Max Memory Bandwidth 21.3GB/s with a max memory capacity of 8GB [closed]
Why would Intel processors have extremely high memory bandwidths but relatively low memory capacity?
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Does speedstep and cstate affect user experience?
I have desktop running Windows 7 on Intel i5-750. After taking a look at the bios option I saw the SpeedStep and C-state were disabled.
My question is - do they have any negative effects on the user ...
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Intel Turbo Boost does not work after standby S3 state
This feature does not work after standby S3 state (Standy, Sleep or Suspend to RAM). Tested with Intel CPUID and Turbo Boost Monitor. Although in hibernation it works and in hybrid sleep does not as ...
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Can an Intel Sandy Bridge GPU run Starcraft 2?
Intel's Sandy Bridge GPUs are said to be a lot better than their previous ones. I'm curious about whether or not such a GPU (or maybe their second generation) can run a game like Starcraft 2 ...
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Does Intel HD Graphics 3000 support hardware acceleration for Flash?
If I were to skip a discrete video card and just get an Intel Core i5 2500k CPU, would the integrated GPU support hardware acceleration for Flash? If so, is that just on Windows? What about Mac? Linux?...
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Display with intel integrated graphics, bitcoin mine with Radeon 6950
I'm on Ubuntu Linux 11.04 64 bit. I have an intel i5 with integrated graphics and a Radeon 6950, with one monitor. I would like to run my graphics on the integrated card, and run bitcoin mining on ...
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Which Intel processor in notebook [closed]
I soon gonna need a new laptop to use Visual Studio 2010 professional and SQL Server 2008.
I don't know if gonna buy a notebook with processor Core i5 or i7.
Which processor should I use?
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Windows 7 professional 32-bit on a i5 machine, good or bad? [duplicate]
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32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
I've got an i5 laptop which came with Windows 7 home premium.I wanted to use the professional version and before doing my dual booting with Ubuntu, I'...
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What are some computers that have at least an i5 and windows 7 32bit? [closed]
For compatibility reasons, we need to run Windows 7 32 bit, not 64 bit. We want to buy at least i5 level machines (or i7). For some reason, it seems like i3 machines generally come with 32 bit ...
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Should I disable hyperthreading in an Intel CPU?
I have a laptop with Intel i5 M430 2.27GHz.
The CPU has TWO REAL cores but it also has some kind of virtualization so Windows sees it as 4-core.
In a REAL dual core CPU, a single threaded program ...
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Overclocking i5-2500K and Warranty [closed]
I might be building a computer for one of my friends soon and I decided to get an i5-2500K for slight overclocking and he's scared of voiding the warranty so I'm wondering: Is the warranty void after ...
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Trouble installing Windows 7 (64) or Server 2008 (64) on an Intel DH55TC i5 machine
I have this Intel i5 (DH55TC mobo) machine that someone previously installed Windows 7 32 bit on. It works fine, but I need more RAM, so I installed 10 Gigs but of course I need to install a 64bit ...
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Running Intel 3000 HD and a Discrete Graphics Card at the same time [duplicate]
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How can I enable onboard graphics AND dedicated card simultaneously ?
i am building a new sandy bridge desktop. i want to run 3 to 4 monitors on this system, and would like to ...
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asus p7p55d-e pro won't post
Hello i'm trying to setup asus p7p55d-e pro with an intel i5-760 cpu.
All required psu cables plugged in
Video Only installed
1 DIMM in place
I get a CPU fan error and the CPU fan won't start => ...
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How to find out register sizes of Intel Processors
I'm wondering about the register sizes of the three following intel processers.
i7-2920XM
i5-2540M
G6960
I've been to Intel's specs and also have gone through the datasheet. But I couldn't seem to ...
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Core i5 vs Core i7 for desktop virtualization
I'm working out the best setup for a programming/testing computer. I am looking at two processors:
Both Sandy Bridge running Win7 x64:
Core i5-2300 & Core i7-2600
I know about the SATA issue, ...
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What is the lowest frequency a core i5-460M can safely operate at?
While comparing the behavior of my new laptop(a toshiba portege r705) running under Ubuntu (10.10 64 bit with kernel 2.6.35) and Windows 7 I noticed that in Ubuntu it
1) Ran hotter
2) Seemed to ...
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After Intel's admission, should Sandy Bridge processors be used?
I'm planning on getting a custom desktop PC assembled.
I had planned on an Intel i5-2400 (Sandy bridge) processor in tandem with an Asus p8h67mle motherboard.
After Intel's admission of a ...
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Maximum memory speed using a non-overclocked Intel Sandy Bridge (socket 1155) Core i5
I've read a couple of similar questions on this subject here, but I'm still confused:
I'm about to buy a new PC and I'm interested in a Core i5 (2500). Apparently the CPU supports DDR3 1066/1333 ...
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New Sandy Bridge microarchitecture
In regards to the new Intel Core i5-2300 processor (Sandy Bridge in general too): Aside from it being a 32nm chip, are there other improvements? Is this a superior chip to the older 45nm i5 750 cpu?
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Would I see benefit if my RAM is faster than my processor's FSB?
I always thought processor's FSB was the limit of how fast the RAM could be. However, while configuring a Lenovo laptop, I see options for RAM that's faster than the CPU's FSB
CPU = Intel® Core™ i5-...
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i5 760 or i5 2500 [closed]
I am planing to buy computer this days, and i was thinking about i5 760 processor.
Now I think that maybe it is good idea to wait for i5 2500 processor. For same money I will get better processor ...
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Core i CPUs RAM DDR3
please, I have read that Core i CPUs have built in memory controller. Oh, and I actually asked similiar question here, but this kind expands it, so therefore new question.
So, I have read that there ...
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Battery life with i3 vs. i5 vs. i7
I recently purchased a laptop with an i7-640m processor (blinded by a discount), and my battery life is fairly horrendous: the manufacturer given battery life is 6 hours (I know, it's an upper bound), ...
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What is the safe temperature range for a Core-i5 processor?
I have an HP laptop with with a Core-i5 450m processor and an ATI Radeon 5650 1GB graphics card. When I played crysis warhead on my system its temprature went up to 82° c. Is it safe to play games up ...
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Core i5 memory limitations
it's long time since I upgraded my PC last time, so I still have C2D CPU.
I searched for some upgrades and found a few interesting things about Ci5 CPUs. From news I read I knew thay have built in ...
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Why don't all Core i5/i7 laptops have Optimus? Are their Intel HD graphics accessible?
I've been looking to get a new laptop, and I'm looking for something with good battery life and a good video card. After all, those are no longer mutually exclusive thanks to technologies such as ...
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Core i5 vs. i7 in respect to overclocking potential
I'm hesitating between getting a i5 760 or a i7 860, both of which have 4 cores at 2.8GHz.
The i5 is considerably cheaper -- what is the downside to it? Is it far more limited in the amount of ...
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i5 with 7200 RPM HDD vs i7 with 5400 RPM HDD
I'm getting a new dev laptop, mostly on Apache/PHP/Oracle/Eclipse and VirtualBox doing web dev stuff. I've googled around and basically most people agree that i7 would be too much just for that. So I ...
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What is the actual meaning of turbo boost?
I'm buying a laptop for $849.99 and it purports that the i5-450m chip "turbo boosts" up to 2.66ghz, 4 threads, and 3m cache. Is this an idealized claim, or will it actually dramatically improve ...
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What hardware combonation is better one with a i7-720QM processor and GeForce 310M graphics or one with i5-430M processor and GeForce 360M?
I am looking for a new laptop and the two i am deciding between is an Asus with Intel® Core™ i5-430M processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M graphics. Or a Toshiba with the Intel® Core™ i7-720QM ...
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SSE2 - SSE4.2 Compatibility
I am considering the purchase of some software (AutoCAD) that requires the CPU to support SSE2.
My PC's CPU is an Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor, which supports SSE4.2.
Basically what I am ...
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Core i7-620M vs Core i5-540M [closed]
I'm recommending a laptop to a colleague, and the specific laptop he has chosen has the above CPU chips as options. Both chips have 2-cores/4-threads. The i7-620M is a 2.66 GHz (4MB Cache) while the ...
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i5 540M or i7 720QM for laptop running VMs and software development tools? [closed]
I'm a software developer that would primarily be running Windows 7 as the primary operating system. On a typical day, I might, at any given moment, be running Visual Studio, Expression Web, SQL ...
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Can I use LGA775 heatsink on LGA1156 CPU?
Will cooler that is designed to LGA775 CPUs install on LGA1156 CPU or are they mechanically incompatible?
I'm building my first 1U server and surprise-surprise - Intel stock cooler doesn't fit (...
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Any way to disable specific CPU idle (Cx) states?
I just got a new Toshiba Tecra S11 notebook, which has a Core i5 520M CPU, and it appears to suffer from a well-known problem: a high pitched noise when the CPU is idle.
Googling around revealed that ...
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How does Intel Turbo Boost Technology improve performance on the new Core i5, i7 series of chips?
I'm curious about the new innovations in Intel's Core i5 and i7 series of chips, in particular the Turbo Boost Technology. (Doesn't turbo boost remind you of Knight Rider?)
What are the details on ...
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compatibility with modern motherboards? (ATX 12V vs EPS 12V)
I have the Seasonic S12-600 in my current PC, which I'm thinking of upgrading from its ageing s939 Athlon CPU to a Core i5-based system.
My question is whether or not my PSU is compatible with modern ...
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Is the Core i5 Processor from Intel like the Celerons of yesteryear?
The title pretty much says it.
I know that the Core i7's are Quad Core and Hyper-threaded (so 4 cores, and 8 logical), and the Core i5's are Quad Core as well but not Hyper-threaded, does this ...
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