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?

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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: 23.50

Overall Rank:
2539th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1884th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
579th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2868

Single Thread Rating

1741

Samples: 2406*
*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 Math	9,821 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,976 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,076 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	808.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,219 KBytes/Sec
Physics	275 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,849 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,741 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		23.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		1,741

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2238173 - Nov 06 2024		2899
BL2229670 - Oct 26 2024		3101
BL5076733 - Oct 25 2024		2083
BL2227310 - Oct 23 2024		2985
BL2217353 - Oct 12 2024		3233

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		2,868
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,695 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,562 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,980 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,875 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,805 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,661 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,467 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,465 (-14.0%)
Intel Celeron N4100 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,457 (-14.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,938 (-32.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		1,656 (-42.3%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3520M		2,883 (+0.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz		538

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