Intel Core i7 2630QM
The results from NASA's Fortran-written NAS Parallel Benchmarks were also favorable.
The Sandy-Bridge-Based Core i7 2630QM boasted much greater multi-threaded OpenMP efficiency over the Clarksfield quad-core with HT.
Hopefully these Linux numbers were of use to you if in the market for a new Sandy Bridge notebook. These results can be compared using OpenBenchmarking.org 1110163-AR-1110165AR29. More Linux tests from this high-end ZaReason notebook are forthcoming.
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