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Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3520M 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 i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 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: 23.50

Overall Rank:
2560th fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
1899th fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
581st fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2867
Single Thread Rating
1740

Samples: 2414*
*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 Math9,817 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,974 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,072 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption808.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression45,201 KBytes/Sec
Physics274 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,740 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Dell Latitude E6430 - 14"" - Core i7 3520M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD -, BLACK & SILVER Dell Latitude E6430 - 14"" - Core i7 3520M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD -, BLACK & SILVER $361.75
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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2300323 - Dec 25 2024
3264
BL2293096 - Dec 22 2024
3224
BL2291598 - Dec 21 2024
2945
BL5082019 - Dec 21 2024
3285
BL2281220 - Dec 16 2024
2643
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
2,867
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,698 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,563 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,984 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,871 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,802 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,663 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,465 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,463 (-14.1%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,452 (-14.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M
1,938 (-32.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
1,660 (-42.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
2,880 (+0.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,102
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,983
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,891
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,819
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,544
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,289
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,257
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,199
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,931
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,930
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,911
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
538