Intel Core i7-3820QM Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-03

The Intel Core i7-3820QM was released in Q2/2012 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1224. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-3820QM achieved a result of 774 points (single-core) or 2,926 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i7-3820QM belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i7-3820QM.
Name:	Intel Core i7-3820QM
Family:	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000M (29)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3820QM has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3820QM is 2.70 GHz (3.70 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:	Yes
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 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 i7-3820QM has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-3820QM has the Intel HD Graphics 4000 installed, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors (128 shaders).

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 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:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-3820QM 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.

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 The Intel Core i7-3820QM 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.:	105 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-3820QM is made in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1224
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:	Q2/2012
Release price:	568 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Core i7-3820QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-3820QM 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.


	Apple A10 Fusion 4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz	776
	Intel Core i5-7400T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	776
	MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	775
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	774
	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	774
	Intel Core i5-4440S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	774
	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	773

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 i3-9100E 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2938
	Intel Core i5-7440EQ 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2937
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz	2932
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	2926
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	2917
	Google Tensor 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2915
	Intel Core i5-4690 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2913

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 Pentium G4600T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	679
	MediaTek Helio G96 8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz	677
	Intel Core i5-4302Y 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	676
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	675
	MediaTek Dimensity 800 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	675
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	672
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	669

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 i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2527
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2524
	Intel Core i7-3740QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	2521
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	2517
	MediaTek Dimensity 7050 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	2512
	MediaTek Dimensity 820 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	2512
	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	2509

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 Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325
	AMD A9-9425 AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz	325
	AMD A8-7200P AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz	321
	Intel Core i7-3820QM Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.25 GHz	320
	Intel Xeon W-11155MRE Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	320
	Intel Xeon W-11155MLE Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	320
	Intel Core i7-3720QM 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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	5724
	Intel Core i7-4760HQ 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	5722
	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	5710
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	5707
	Intel Core i7-3720QM 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	5689
	Intel Core i7-2700K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	5688
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	5684

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1662
	Intel Core i7-2600 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1658
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	1647
	Intel Core i7-3820QM 4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz	1644
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	1636
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1621
	Intel Core i5-4690K 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1618

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

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,039 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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