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Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3520M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 23.31

Overall Rank:
2683rd fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
2020th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
609th fastest in out of 1463 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $122.02 USD (2021-02-11)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2844
Single Thread Rating
1725

Samples: 2470*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,650
Thread: 1,788

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math9,752 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,943 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,014 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption799.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression44,886 KBytes/Sec
Physics272 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,842 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,725 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,906
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,144
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,811
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,718
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,621
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,844
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.13
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 23.31
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 1,725
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2538421 - Apr 07 2025
2659
BL2536953 - Apr 07 2025
3251
BL2536096 - Apr 06 2025
2316
BL2531261 - Apr 04 2025
2680
BL2529168 - Apr 03 2025
3206
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,844
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,696 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,564 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,981 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,696 (-40.3%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,876 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,813 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,667 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,466 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,463 (-13.4%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,449 (-13.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,939 (-31.8%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,666 (-41.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,719
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,073
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,823
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,810
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,788
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,166
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 533