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Core i7-720QM vs Pentium N3530


Description
The i7-720QM is based on Nehalem architecture while the N3530 is based on Silvermont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-720QM gets a score of 38.8 k points while the N3530 gets 34.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-720QM is 1.1 times faster than the N3530. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
30678
Core
Clarksfield
Bay Trail-M
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
2.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.58 GHz
Socket
988-pin micro-FCPGA8
BGA 1170
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
45 W
7,5 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
kB
Date
September 2009
February 2014
Mean monothread perf.
13.13k points
10.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.78k points
34.57k points

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
i7-720QM
N3530
Test#1 (Integers)
5.49k
4.86k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
3.55k
2.5k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.01k
1.82k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.09k
1.26k (x0.6)
TOTAL
13.13k
10.44k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-720QM

N3530
Test#1 (Integers)
15.06k
17.22k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
12.15k
8.89k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.18k
6.89k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
1.57k (x0.36)
TOTAL
38.78k
34.57k (x0.89)

Performance/W
i7-720QM
N3530
Test#1 (Integers)
335 points/W
2460 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
270 points/W
1269 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
160 points/W
984 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
98 points/W
225 points/W
TOTAL
862 points/W
4938 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-720QM
N3530
Test#1 (Integers)
1962 points/GHz
1884 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1267 points/GHz
967 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
717 points/GHz
707 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
745 points/GHz
488 points/GHz
TOTAL
4691 points/GHz
4047 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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