Intel Core i7-2820QM Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i7-2820QM was released in Q1/2011 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket PGA 988. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-2820QM achieved a result of 688 points (single-core) or 2,449 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i7-2820QM belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i7-2820QM.
Name:	Intel Core i7-2820QM
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2820QM has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2820QM is 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2820QM has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-2820QM has the Intel HD Graphics 3000 installed, which has 12 streaming multiprocessors (96 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.30 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2011

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-2820QM supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1600	17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-2820QM has a TDP of 45 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	45 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-2820QM is made in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	PGA 988
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q1/2011
Release price:	570 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Core i7-2820QM
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-2820QM have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	691
	Intel Core i7-5650U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	691
	Intel Core i7-3612QE 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	690
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	688
	Intel Core i5-6198DU 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	688
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	688
	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz	688

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 Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	2462
	Intel Core i7-975 4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz	2460
	Intel Core i5-3470S 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2455
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2449
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2449
	Intel Core i5-1034G1 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	2445
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2438

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	598
	Intel Core i7-3610QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	598
	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	594
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	591
	Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	591
	Intel Core i7-950 4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz	590
	Intel Core i5-4202Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	589

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-920 4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz	1771
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1770
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1770
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1769
	AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1768
	Intel Core i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1766
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1766

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	253
	AMD A4-3320M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	251
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	250
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	249
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	249
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	248
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	245

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 i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1010
	AMD Ryzen 3 2300U 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1008
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1008
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1001
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	999
	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	986
	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	949

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 i5-2415M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2435M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2520M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i7-2820QM Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	AMD A6-5400B AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	HiSilicon Kirin 960S ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz	245

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 Xeon E5-2609 v3 6C 6T @ 1.90 GHz	4431
	AMD Athlon 220GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4426
	Intel Core i3-1115GRE 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	4421
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	4406
	MediaTek Dimensity 820 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	4401
	Intel Pentium Gold G6505 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4400
	Intel Pentium Gold G6600 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	4400

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-4430 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1280
	Intel Core i5-3470S 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1273
	Intel Core i7-920 4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz	1263
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1242
	Intel Core i5-3350P 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1237
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1235
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1230

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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