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Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-720QM 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 i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 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) CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 5.55

Overall Rank:
3568th fastest in multithreading out of 5268 CPUs
3694th fastest in single threading out of 5268 CPUs
833rd fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $299.95 USD (2024-09-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1665
Single Thread Rating
923

Samples: 2932*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,867
Thread: 876

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math8,816 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,820 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,788 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption300.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression34,875 KBytes/Sec
Physics280 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions979 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread923 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,809
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,033
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,233
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,699
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,684
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,519
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 1,665
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 5.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,628
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,405
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 923
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2742986 - Jul 05 2025
1539
BL2729806 - Jun 29 2025
2008
BL2725401 - Jun 27 2025
1864
BL2704899 - Jun 18 2025
1735
BL2704823 - Jun 18 2025
1825
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 1,665
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,013 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,012 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-920XM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,002 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,974 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,841 (+10.6%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,000 (+20.1%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,905 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,818 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,793 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,728 (+3.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,711 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 20,632 (+1139.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,000
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,134
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,810
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,778
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,751
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,743
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,621
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,449
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 362