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

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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:
2517th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1864th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
571st fastest in out of 1425 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2868

Single Thread Rating

1741

Samples: 2401*
*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 Math	9,820 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,977 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,076 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	808.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,220 KBytes/Sec
Physics	275 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,741 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,027
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,442
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,512
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,527
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,015
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,858
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,820
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,756
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.75
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.57
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		23.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,074
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,046
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,681
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,656
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,614
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,425
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,741

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2207245 - Sep 30 2024		3153
BL2204488 - Sep 26 2024		3208
BL5074126 - Sep 25 2024		2465
BL2197708 - Sep 18 2024		3192
BL2194787 - Sep 14 2024		3249

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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,868
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		2,977 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,873 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,808 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,662 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,465 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,465 (-14.0%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,455 (-14.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,938 (-32.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,654 (-42.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,891 (+0.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,016
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,894
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,822
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,716
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,663
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,359
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,231
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,221
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,168
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,122
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,056
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,922
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,000

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