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Intel Core i7 620M

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 620M vs i5 520M

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 620M
4,227
Core i5 520M
3,737

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 620M
2,114
Core i5 520M
1,867

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 620M
1,530,000 MB/s
Core i5 520M
1,340,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 620M
3,945
Core i5 520M
3,593

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 620M
4,529
Core i5 520M
4,110

GeekBench

Core i7 620M
5,568
Core i5 520M
5,349

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 620M
2,748
Core i5 520M
2,380

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 620M
1,211
Core i5 520M
1,058

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 620M  vs
i5 520M 
Clock speed 2.66 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.33 GHz 2.93 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1288
rPGA 988A
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
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 17.77 pt/W 13.49 pt/W
Typical power consumption 28.44W 28.44W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 2,500 MT/s

details

 Core i7 620M  vs
i5 520M 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Transistor count 382,000,000 382,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 20 18

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.34 GHz 2.86 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.67 GHz 2.4 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.34 GHz 2.86 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported 2 2
GPU clock speed 500 MHz 500 MHz
Turbo clock speed 766 MHz 766 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1066
DDR3-800
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 17,066.66 MB/s 17,066.66 MB/s
Maximum memory size 8,192 MB 8,499.2 MB
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