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 i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz
Price	$409.95¹	$355.95¹
Socket Type	PGA988B	BGA1224
CPU Class	Laptop	Laptop
Clockspeed	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Turbo Speed	Up to 3.7 GHz	Up to 3.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores	4 (2 logical cores per physical)	4 (2 logical cores per physical)
Max TDP	55W	45W
Yearly Running Cost	$10.04	$8.21
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2011	Q1 2011
# of Samples	116	710
Single Thread Rating	1703	1556
CPU Mark	7239	6640

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

CPU Mark Rating
As of 24th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	7,239
Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz	6,640
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,165
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,984
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,963
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,153
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,767
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 24th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	17.66
Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz	18.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	41.15
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	58.01
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	44.34
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	50.51
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	81.22
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	1,703
Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz	1,556
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,899
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,193
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,702
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,630
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,776
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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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 i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz
Max TDP	55W	45W
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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