Intel Core i7-3520M Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-3520M is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2012. The Intel Core i7-3520M is based on the 3. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1023. The Intel Core i7-3520M scores 740 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,613 points.
Intel Core i7-3520M

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-3520M belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-3520M.

Name: Intel Core i7-3520M
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000M (29)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-3520M clock with 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 4000, the Intel Core i7-3520M has an build in graphic solution. It has 16 SM processors, which have a total of 128 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.25 GHz
Compute units: 16
Shader: 128
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3520M supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3L-1333
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
21.3 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
21.3 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-3520M has a TDP of 35 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3520M has a 4.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 4.00 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: Q2/2012
Release price: 346 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-3520M 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.


Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
634
Intel Core m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
629
Intel Core i7-2720QM Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
623
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
621
Intel Celeron N5095A Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
619
Intel Celeron N5095 Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
619
Intel Celeron N4505 Intel Celeron N4505
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
619

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i3-10100Y Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1311
AMD Athlon II X4 620e AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1288
AMD Athlon II X4 620 AMD Athlon II X4 620
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1275
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1273
Intel Core m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1273
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1239
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1217

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.
Samsung Exynos 9820 Samsung Exynos 9820
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
742
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
741
Samsung Exynos 1280 Samsung Exynos 1280
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
741
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
740
Intel Pentium G4500T Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
740
Intel Core i5-3360M Intel Core i5-3360M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
738
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
737

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 i5-4200M Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1627
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1624
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1621
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1613
AMD A10-7870K AMD A10-7870K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1603
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1598
Intel Core i3-6100H Intel Core i3-6100H
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1597

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
686
Intel Pentium G3430 Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
686
Intel Pentium G3440 Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
686
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
685
Intel Pentium G4600T Intel Pentium G4600T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
679
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
677
Intel Core i5-4302Y Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
676

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 Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1455
Intel Core i5-4250U Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1455
AMD Ryzen 3 3250C AMD Ryzen 3 3250C
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1449
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1446
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1442
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1441
Intel Celeron 6305E Intel Celeron 6305E
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1439

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
670
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
669
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
666
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
663
AMD A10-7800 AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
657
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
655
Intel Core i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
652

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.
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz
325
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz
321
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz
320
Intel Xeon W-11155MRE Intel Xeon W-11155MRE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
320
Intel Xeon W-11155MLE Intel Xeon W-11155MLE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
320
Intel Core i7-3820QM Intel Core i7-3820QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz
320

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 i3-4130T Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2885
AMD A8-3550MX AMD A8-3550MX
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2866
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2864
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2862
AMD A8-7150B AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2855
Intel Core i5-3360M Intel Core i5-3360M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2845
Intel Core i7-870S Intel Core i7-870S
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
2842

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 i5-4300M Intel Core i5-4300M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
855
AMD FX-6100 AMD FX-6100
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
853
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
848
Intel Core i7-3520M Intel Core i7-3520M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
835
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835
Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
834
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
832

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