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Intel Core i7-3520M vs AMD FX-8120
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-3520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
AMD FX-8120
65 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3520M
77 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
AMD FX-8120
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | AMD FX (30) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000M (29) | AMD FX-8000 (11) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge H | Vishera (Bulldozer) |
| Technology | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | AM3+ |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 8x |
| Frequency: | 2.90 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.40 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.25 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3L-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3520M | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q2/2012 |
| Release price | 346 $ | 115 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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