CPULaptopReleased Feb 20, 2011

Intel Core i7-2617M

2C/4T · 2.6 GHz · 17 W

An ultra-low-voltage (17 W) dual-core Sandy Bridge processor for thin-and-light notebooks, introduced in February 2011. Turbo Boost 2.0 lifts a single core from 1.5 GHz up to 2.6 GHz, and the integrated HD Graphics 3000 adds Quick Sync Video hardware encoding.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core i7-2617M
Segment: Laptop
Generation: 2nd Gen Core
Codename: —
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Sandy Bridge
Release date: Feb 20, 2011
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 2 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: 1.50 GHz
Boost clock: 2.60 GHz
TDP (design W): 17 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 0.5 MB
L3 cache: 4 MB
Technology (nm): 32 nm
32 nm

Platform

Socket: FCBGA1023
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Clock: 950 MHz
Memory type: DDR3-1066/1333
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 8 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 2.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2AVXAES-NI
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Windows 10 runs on this processor, but Windows 11 requires 8th Gen Intel Core or newer, so 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2 are unsupported. Mainstream 64-bit Linux distributions still support Sandy Bridge, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic x86-64 hardware of this era.