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Intel Core i7 2720QM

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 2720QM vs i5 2520M

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2720QM
9,184
Core i5 2520M
4,982

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2720QM
2,545
Core i5 2520M
2,424

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2720QM
2,140,000 MB/s
Core i5 2520M
2,080,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2720QM
8,244
Core i5 2520M
4,764

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 2720QM
9,379
Core i5 2520M
5,321

GeekBench

Core i7 2720QM
11,389
Core i5 2520M
7,953

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 2720QM
6,101
Core i5 2520M
3,567

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 2720QM
1,455
Core i5 2520M
1,493

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 2720QM  vs
i5 2520M 
Clock speed 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Quad core Dual core
Socket type
rPGA 988B
BGA 1224
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 45W 35W
Annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year 8.43 $/year
Performance per watt 17.94 pt/W 20.44 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W 28.44W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 2720QM  vs
i5 2520M 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 22 25
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 4 11
Overclocked clock speed 2.93 GHz 3.05 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,604.5 1,230.7
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.93 GHz 3.05 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported 2 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,300 MHz 1,300 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 16,384 MB
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