Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-820QM 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU Q 820 @ 1.73GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 820 @ 1.73GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 14.18

Overall Rank:
3721st fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
3679th fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
838th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.00 USD (2020-08-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1829

Single Thread Rating

1046

Samples: 444*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,096
Thread: 994

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Integer Math	9,501 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,328 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,073 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	326.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37,676 KBytes/Sec
Physics	296 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,097 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,046 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
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 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,260
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,631
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,761
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,484
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,599
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,396
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,829

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.41
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		14.18
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,588
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,046

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3248099 - Jan 28 2026		2081
BL3217085 - Jan 16 2026		2083
BL3086582 - Nov 27 2025 [Overclocked]		2152
BL2832244 - Aug 12 2025		1896
BL2701241 - Jun 16 2025		1931

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,829
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,730 (-5.4%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,580 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,616 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,728 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		2,101 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,987 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,980 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,847 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,796 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,712 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,675 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,661 (-9.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,770
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,418
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,998
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,918
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,871
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,768
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,906
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		454

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