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Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3720QM can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 56.14

Overall Rank:
1978th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
1893rd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
485th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5611
Single Thread Rating
1849

Samples: 1846*
*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 Math20,093 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,225 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting12,100 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,653 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression93,194 KBytes/Sec
Physics439 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,729 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,849 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2706773 - Jun 19 2025
6249
BL2643167 - May 22 2025
3443
BL2639213 - May 20 2025
6054
BL2638834 - May 20 2025
6074
BL2638790 - May 20 2025
5923
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
5,611
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,385 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,602 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,313 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,705 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,129 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,109 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,748 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,648 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
3,750 (-33.2%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
2,846 (-49.3%)
AMD Athlon 220GE vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,429 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,033 (-28.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,093
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,976
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,780
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,054
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,850
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,782
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,766
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,763
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
622