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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: 23.31

Overall Rank:
2669th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2003rd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
601st fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2844
Single Thread Rating
1726

Samples: 2462*
*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 Math9,756 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,943 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,018 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption799.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression44,918 KBytes/Sec
Physics273 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,841 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,726 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,917
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,158
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,721
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,726
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,629
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,844
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.16
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 23.31
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 1,726
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2509294 - Mar 26 2025
2462
BL2507870 - Mar 25 2025
2457
BL2506389 - Mar 25 2025
3174
BL2505147 - Mar 24 2025
3231
BL2503981 - Mar 24 2025
3219
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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,844
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,693 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,563 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,977 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,696 (-40.4%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,876 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,813 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,668 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,465 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,462 (-13.4%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,449 (-13.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,940 (-31.8%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,665 (-41.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,112
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,070
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,179
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,164
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 534