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Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-720QM 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 i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 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: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 5.54

Overall Rank:
3758th fastest in multithreading out of 5487 CPUs
3876th fastest in single threading out of 5487 CPUs
849th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $299.95 USD (2024-09-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1662
Single Thread Rating
919

Samples: 2952*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,867
Thread: 876

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math8,771 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,803 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,758 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption300.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression34,722 KBytes/Sec
Physics278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions982 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread919 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,344
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,826
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,521
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,410
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 1,662
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.05
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 5.54
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,512
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,394
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 919
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3125704 - Dec 11 2025
1952
BL3125356 - Dec 11 2025
1971
BL3125216 - Dec 11 2025
1973
BL3114380 - Dec 07 2025
1902
BL3110584 - Dec 05 2025
1948
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 1,662
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,016 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i7-920XM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,014 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 2,011 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,976 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,842 (+10.8%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,975 (+18.8%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,906 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,819 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,799 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,728 (+3.9%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 1,728 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-720QM
 20,454 (+1130.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,670
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,638
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,002
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,851
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,784
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,955
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,708
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz
 360