CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4600U vs 3520M among laptop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4600U
5.0
Core i7 3520M
5.8
Core i5 3320M
4.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4600U
9.2
Core i7 3520M
8.9
Core i5 3320M
8.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 4600U
5.1
Core i7 3520M
4.3
Core i5 3320M
3.6
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 4600U
7.2
Core i7 3520M
6.5
Core i5 3320M
6.4
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 4600U
5.8
Core i7 3520M
4.9
Core i5 3320M
4.9
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 4600U
5.1
Core i7 3520M
5.2
Core i5 3320M
5.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 4600U
5.8
Core i7 3520M
5.0
Core i5 3320M
4.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 4600U 

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4600U vs 3520M

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
6.36 mHash/s
Core i7 3520M
6.34 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4600U
0.88 fps
Core i7 3520M
0.94 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,368
Core i7 3520M
2,539

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
2,387
Core i7 3520M
2,030

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4600U
4,351
Core i7 3520M
4,821

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
5,506
Core i7 3520M
6,089

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
2,854
Core i7 3520M
2,959

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4600U
3,600,000 MB/s
Core i7 3520M
2,440,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4600U  vs
3520M 
Clock speed 2.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1168
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
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 15W 35W
Annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year 8.43 $/year
Performance per watt 44.17 pt/W 14.13 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 28.44W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 4600U  vs
3520M 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 21 29
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 105°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.25 GHz 3.31 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.25 GHz 3.31 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label HD 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 200 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,250 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
LPDDR3-1333
LPDDR3-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 32,768 MB
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Comments

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rully (11:25 PM, March 13, 2015)
4600u use balls, 3520m use pins. pins is simple to change processor. when temperature high, the balls have more problems
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