Intel Core i3-2100 vs. Intel Core i7-3520M

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-2100		Intel Core i7-3520M
3.10 GHz	Frequency	2.90 GHz
	Turbo (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
	Turbo (All Cores)	3.40 GHz
2	Cores	2
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
normal	Core architecture	normal

Intel HD Graphics 2000	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.25 GHz
6	GPU Generation	7
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
10.1	DirectX Version	11.0
2	Max. displays	3
6	Execution units	16
48	Shader	128
	Max. GPU Memory

Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Sandy Bridge	Architecture	Ivy Bridge
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM, DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
2	Memory channels	2
32 GB	Max. Memory
No	ECC	No
	L2 Cache
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16

32 nm	Technology	22 nm
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
LGA 1155	Socket	BGA 1023
65W	TDP (PL1)	35W

No	AES-NI	Yes
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Q1/2011	Release date	Q2/2012

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	663 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	644 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	1431 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-2100 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (33%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz	320 (100%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	1.4 (100%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	3.3 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-2100 2x 3.10 GHz HT	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3520M 2x 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz) HT	4563 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-2100	Intel Core i7-3520M
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