iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3720QM can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1224

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 56.13

Overall Rank:
1880th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
1809th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
450th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $99.95 USD (2022-10-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5610
Single Thread Rating
1849

Samples: 1827*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,094
Thread: 1,822

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math20,097 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,225 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting12,090 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,654 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression93,295 KBytes/Sec
Physics440 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,721 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,849 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Search for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:
Amazon.com
Newegg.com
bestbuy.com
EBay.com
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5089983 - Mar 22 2025
4474
BL2481908 - Mar 14 2025
5579
BL5088674 - Mar 07 2025
5607
BL2449283 - Mar 01 2025
5444
BL5087874 - Feb 25 2025
4396
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
5,610
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,407 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,735 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,559 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i7-2920XM @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,286 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,711 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,132 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
5,126 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,637 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
3,741 (-33.3%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
2,844 (-49.3%)
AMD Athlon 220GE vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,429 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3720QM
4,039 (-28.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,049
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,075
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,836
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,824
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,794
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,529
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,176
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,161
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,158
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz
622