CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz
Price	$169.6¹	$179.21¹
Socket Type	PGA988B	BGA1023
CPU Class	Laptop	Laptop
Clockspeed	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Turbo Speed	Up to 3.2 GHz	Up to 3.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores	2 (2 logical cores per physical)	2 (2 logical cores per physical)
Max TDP	35W	35W
Yearly Running Cost	$6.39	$6.39
First Seen on Chart	Q1 2011	Q1 2011
# of Samples	3599	1544
Single Thread Rating	1495	1564
CPU Mark	3586	3836

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 16th of October 2018 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	3,586
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz	3,836
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,969
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,748
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz	12,994
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	12,265
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz	12,043
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 16th of October 2018 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	21.15
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz	21.41
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	43.16
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	76.38
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz	43.31
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	79.13
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz	33.92
PassMark Software © 2008-2018

CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of October 2018 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	1,495
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz	1,564
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,704
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,775
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz	2,021
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	1,822
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz	2,583
PassMark Software © 2008-2018

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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz
Max TDP	35W	35W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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