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.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 23.43

Overall Rank: 1851

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

Average CPU Mark

2859

Single Thread Rating: 1733
Samples: 2206*
*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	9,865 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,969 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	795.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	270 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,864 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,733 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2022.
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 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,331
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,109
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,878
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,347
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,188
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,111
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,033
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,051
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,859

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.44
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.40
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		23.43
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.57
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,122
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,074
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,695
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,470
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,967
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,733

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1681437 - Nov 28 2022		1119
BL5026536 - Nov 22 2022		3055
BL1671875 - Nov 15 2022		3197
BL1671648 - Nov 15 2022		3106
BL1670038 - Nov 13 2022		3136

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,859
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,501 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,906 (+1.6%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,947 (-31.9%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,662 (-41.9%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,860 (+0.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,779 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,658 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,636 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,521 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,471 (-13.6%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,428 (-15.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,915 (-33.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,947
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,744
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,574
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,560
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,242
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,238
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,183
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,871
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,814
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,753
Intel Core i7-1250U		4,292
Intel Core i7-1260U		4,156
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		532

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