Intel Core i7 3520M vs i5 3210M

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Intel Core i7 3520M

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Intel Core i7 3520M

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3210M

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i5 3210M vs the Core i7 3520M.

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3520M

6.34 mHash/s

Core i5 3210M

6.22 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3520M

0.94 fps

Core i5 3210M

0.97 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3520M

2,539

Core i5 3210M

2,240

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3520M

2,030

Core i5 3210M

1,802

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3520M

4,821

Core i5 3210M

4,254

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3520M

6,089

Core i5 3210M

5,193

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3520M

2,959

Core i5 3210M

2,547

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3520M

2,440,000 MB/s

Core i5 3210M

2,090,000 MB/s

summary	Core i7 3520M	i5 3210M
Clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
rPGA 988B
Is unlocked	No	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	Yes	No
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	35W	35W
Annual home energy cost	8.43 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	14.13 pt/W	12.39 pt/W
Typical power consumption	28.44W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI 2.0
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 3520M	i5 3210M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core	1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	29	25
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 105°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.31 GHz	2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	1,823.4	1,623.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.31 GHz	2.9 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	HD 4000
Latest DirectX	10.x	11.0
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,250 MHz	1,100 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB	32,768 MB

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