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Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz can be found below. 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?

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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: 23.52

Overall Rank:
2435th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1801st fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
559th fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2870
Single Thread Rating
1744

Samples: 2382*
*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 Math9,837 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,982 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,076 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption806.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression45,298 KBytes/Sec
Physics275 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,854 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,744 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,043
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,530
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,040
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,892
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,793
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,870
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.69
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 23.52
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.30
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 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,697
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,660
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,429
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 1,744
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2142121 - Jul 10 2024
2878
BL2142070 - Jul 10 2024
2668
BL5068273 - Jul 10 2024
3472
BL2139996 - Jul 07 2024
792
BL2135699 - Jul 02 2024
3084
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 2,870
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,695 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,560 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,985 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,871 (+0.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,810 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,667 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,470 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,465 (-14.1%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,443 (-14.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,934 (-32.6%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 1,651 (-42.5%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M
 2,893 (+0.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,083
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,927
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,640
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,539
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,420
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,208
Intel Core i5-14500HX
 6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,038
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,912
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
 1,001