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Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Core i5-7442EQ

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 82 %
Intel Core i5-2520M
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 51 %
Intel Core i5-2520M
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2520M
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
596
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
728
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2520M
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,339
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C / 4T · 2.10 GHz
2,387
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-2520M
Intel HD Graphics 3000
250
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Intel HD Graphics 630
422

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At a glance

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Intel Core i5-2520MIntel Core i5-7442EQ
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000M (46)Intel Core i 7000H (10)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge HKaby Lake H
Technology32 nm14 nm
SegmentNotebookNotebook
SocketPPGA 988BGA 1440
PredecessorIntel Core i5-6442EQ
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 4x
Frequency: 2.50 GHz 2.10 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.20 GHz 2.90 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.30 GHz0.30 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 9624 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory2 GB64 GB
Technology32 nm14 nm
Release dateQ1/2011Q2/2016

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB64 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP35 W25 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ1/2011Q1/2017
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2520M
Intel Core i5-2520M
2C / 4T · 2.50 - 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C / 4T · 2.10 - 2.90 GHz

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