Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 23.52

Overall Rank: 2388

Last Price Change: $122.02 USD (2021-02-11)

Average CPU Mark

2870

Single Thread Rating: 1743
Samples: 2370*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,650
Thread: 1,788

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	9,835 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,072 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	806.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,289 KBytes/Sec
Physics	275 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,855 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,743 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,078
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,610
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,476
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,918
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,875
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,812
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,870

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.18
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.75
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		23.52
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,086
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,950
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,432
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,743

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5063834 - May 10 2024		3115
BL2096248 - May 08 2024		3132
BL2095395 - May 07 2024		3103
BL2092658 - May 03 2024		2440
BL5062653 - Apr 26 2024		3187

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,870
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,559 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,422 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,994 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,870 (0.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,813 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,694 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,664 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,472 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,462 (-14.2%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,442 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,653 (-42.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,891 (+0.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,161
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,883
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,877
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,687
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,422
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,396
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,247
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,043
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,032
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,001

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