Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-820QM 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 i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Compare List
Add other CPU:

Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU Q 820 @ 1.73GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 820 @ 1.73GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 13.99

Overall Rank:
3289th fastest in multithreading out of 5056 CPUs
3287th fastest in single threading out of 5056 CPUs
768th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.00 USD (2020-08-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1805

Single Thread Rating

1039

Samples: 437*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,096
Thread: 994

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Integer Math	9,403 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,290 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,069 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	321.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37,378 KBytes/Sec
Physics	293 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,072 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,039 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Search for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,128
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,906
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,149
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,321
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,814
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,719
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,622
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,805

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.14
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		13.99
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 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,039

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2527150 - Apr 02 2025		2006
BL2520314 - Mar 30 2025		2044
BL2516578 - Mar 29 2025		2026
BL2354248 - Jan 19 2025		1924
BL2352600 - Jan 19 2025		2065

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		1,805
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,728 (-4.3%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,584 (-12.3%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,687 (-6.6%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,587 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i7-640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		2,087 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,972 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,950 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.73GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,840 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,792 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,696 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,666 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-820QM		1,660 (-8.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,686
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,204
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,072
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,830
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,813
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,165
Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz		450

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-820QM @ 1.73GHz