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Intel Core i7 3720QM

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3720QM vs 3520M

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3720QM
12.82 mHash/s
Core i7 3520M
6.34 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3720QM
-1 fps
Core i7 3520M
0.94 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3720QM
2,908
Core i7 3520M
2,539

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3720QM
2,076
Core i7 3520M
2,030

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3720QM
6,087
Core i7 3520M
4,821

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3720QM
11,494
Core i7 3520M
6,089

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3720QM
2,960
Core i7 3520M
2,959

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3720QM
2,410,000 MB/s
Core i7 3520M
2,440,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 3720QM  vs
3520M 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Quad core Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1224
rPGA 988B
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
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 11.87 pt/W 14.13 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 3720QM  vs
3520M 
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 4 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 26 29
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C Unknown - 105°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.47 GHz 3.31 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.6 GHz 2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.47 GHz 3.31 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX 10.x 10.x
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,250 MHz 1,250 MHz
3DMark06 5,344.5 5,344.5

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3RS-1600
DDR3RS-1333
DDR3
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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