Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 23.48

Overall Rank: 2064

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

Average CPU Mark

2865

Single Thread Rating: 1737
Samples: 2274*
*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	9,848 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,973 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,090 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	802.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,138 KBytes/Sec
Physics	272 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,860 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,737 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of May 2023.
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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,256
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,918
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,789
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,103
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,035
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,957
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,011
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,865

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.96
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.22
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		23.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,737

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5038978 - May 24 2023		2413
BL1825722 - May 24 2023		3177
BL1824719 - May 23 2023		2749
BL1824168 - May 22 2023		3260
BL1824159 - May 22 2023		3182

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 May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,865
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,540 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,498 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,431 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,942 (+2.7%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,976 (-31.0%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,876 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,791 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,697 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,652 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,471 (-13.7%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,448 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,645 (-42.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,276
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,990
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,705
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,987
Intel Core i7-13850HX		5,984
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,754
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,744
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		535

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