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Intel Core i7 720QM
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 720QM based on its .
See full details | Intel Core i7 720QM vs i5 520M |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
0.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i7 720QM vs the Core i5 520M. | |||||||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required |
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summary | Core i7 720QM | vs | i5 520M |
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Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.93 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
rPGA 988A | |||
BGA 1288 | |||
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 | 45W | 35W | |
Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.85 pt/W | 13.49 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 28.44W | |
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Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 2,500 MT/s |
details | Core i7 720QM | vs | i5 520M |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
Transistor count | 774,000,000 | 382,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 12 | 18 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.52 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,501.3 | 1,455.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.52 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 500 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 766 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 17,066.66 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 8,192 MB | 8,499.2 MB |
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