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Core i7-7700 vs i7-720QM


Description
The i7-7700 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-720QM is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700 gets a score of 198 k points while the i7-720QM gets 38.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700 is 5.1 times faster than the i7-720QM. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
106e5
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Clarksfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
988-pin micro-FCPGA8
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
65 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
67.33k points
13.13k points
Mean multithread perf.
257.52k points
38.78k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7700
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
4.23k
1.49k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
16.76k
3.4k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
1.95k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.23k
2.08k (x0.17)
TOTAL
38.64k
8.92k (x0.23)

Multithread

i7-7700

i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
16.71k
4.23k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
73.1k
11.4k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
7.17k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.12k
4.51k (x0.63)
TOTAL
122.68k
27.32k (x0.22)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-7700
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
15.33k
5.49k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
3.55k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.85k
2.01k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.52k
2.09k (x0.17)
TOTAL
55.64k
13.13k (x0.24)

Multithread

i7-7700

i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
61.73k
15.06k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
99.91k
12.15k (x0.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.03k
7.18k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.28k
4.39k (x0.47)
TOTAL
197.96k
38.78k (x0.2)

Performance/W
i7-7700
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
950 points/W
335 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1537 points/W
270 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
416 points/W
160 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
143 points/W
98 points/W
TOTAL
3046 points/W
862 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
3650 points/GHz
1962 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5223 points/GHz
1267 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1393 points/GHz
717 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2982 points/GHz
745 points/GHz
TOTAL
13248 points/GHz
4691 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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