Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz 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 i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1224

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 56.78

Overall Rank: 1290

Last Price Change: $99.95 USD (2022-10-24)

Average CPU Mark

5675

Single Thread Rating: 1863
Samples: 1668*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,094
Thread: 1,822

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	20,493 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,381 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,653 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	434 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,811 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,863 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Apple 2020 MacBook Air Laptop M1 Chip, 13" Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID. Works with iPhone/iPad; Gold	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$368.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-36UT, 15.6" Full HD Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home (S Mode)	$294.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2022 Newest HP Laptops for College Student & Business, 15.6 inch HD Computer, Intel Pentium Silver N5000, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Office 365 1-Year, Fast Charge, Light-Weight, Windows 11, ROKC HDMI Cable	$519.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,928
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,301
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,995
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,207
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,140
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,057
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,030
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,019
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz		5,675

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz		56.78
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.15
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.52
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 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,725
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,113
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,690
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,460
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,961
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz		1,863

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1772281 - Mar 18 2023		5799
BL1771552 - Mar 17 2023		6108
BL1771367 - Mar 17 2023		2284
BL1770194 - Mar 15 2023		6060
BL5034079 - Mar 09 2023		5903

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz		5,675
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		4,374 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		4,589 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		4,350 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		5,734 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		5,115 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		5,105 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		4,639 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		4,628 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		2,863 (-49.6%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		1,930 (-66.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		7,019 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i7-3720QM		6,525 (+15.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,779
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,758
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,615
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,614
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX		5,407
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,237
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,234
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,163
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,836
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,817
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz		485

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