CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 720QM vs 2720QM among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 720QM
6.3
Core i7 2720QM
8.0
Core i5 3210M
6.7
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 720QM
6.0
Core i7 2720QM
7.7
Core i5 3210M
7.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 720QM
0.0
Core i7 2720QM
n.d.
Core i5 3210M
6.1
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 720QM
0.0
Core i7 2720QM
5.8
Core i5 3210M
6.8
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 720QM
3.1
Core i7 2720QM
5.1
Core i5 3210M
5.9
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 720QM
5.0
Core i7 2720QM
8.9
Core i5 3210M
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 720QM
1.5
Core i7 2720QM
7.2
Core i5 3210M
6.4

Winner
Intel Core i7 720QM 

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 720QM vs 2720QM

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 720QM
4,379
Core i7 2720QM
9,184

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 720QM
1,543
Core i7 2720QM
2,545

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 720QM
105,600 MB/s
Core i7 2720QM
2,140,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 720QM
4,189
Core i7 2720QM
8,244

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 720QM
4,842
Core i7 2720QM
9,379

GeekBench

Core i7 720QM
5,786
Core i7 2720QM
11,389

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 720QM
3,033
Core i7 2720QM
6,108

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 720QM
874
Core i7 2720QM
1,456

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 720QM  vs
2720QM 
Clock speed 1.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
rPGA 988A
rPGA 988B
BGA 1224
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
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 45W 45W
Annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year 10.84 $/year
Performance per watt 2.87 pt/W 17.91 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W 36.56W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 720QM  vs
2720QM 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 12 22

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.52 GHz 2.91 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 1.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,501.3 1,604.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.52 GHz 2.91 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported N/A 2
GPU clock speed N/A 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,300 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 8,192 MB 32,768 MB
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