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Intel

Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz

Processor

CPU cores: 4^*
CPU threads: 8^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.8 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 45 W^*

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark1,661^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark965^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark3,011^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · score31,302.24^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4^*
CPU threads: 8^*
Base clock: 1.6 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 21 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 2.8 GHz^*
Socket / package: Reported value 1: PGA988^*
Reported value 2: FCPGA988 | PGA988^*
Reported value 3: PGA988A^*
Reported value 4: PGA988A^*
Reported value 5: PGA988A^*
Process node: 45 nm^*
Hardware threads per core: 2^*

Cache hierarchy

Reported cache^*
Size
6 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2^*
Video memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*

Supported memory

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 45 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 32 fields

Product Collection: Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*
Processor Base Frequency: 1.6^* GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 2.8^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 2.5 GT/s DMI^*
TDP: 45^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Max Memory Size: 8^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3 1066/1333^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Mobile^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: No^*
Processor Number: i7-720QM^*
PCI Express Revision: 2^*
PCI Express Configurations: 1x16, 2x8^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 16^*
T: 100°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: Yes^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: End of Interactive Support^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.2^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q3'09^*
Lithography: 45^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $380.00^*
nb of Cores: 4^*
nb of Threads: 8^*

Specifications 2 · 51 fields

ifu CPU microarchitecture: 3^*
metal layers Manufacturing process: 9^*
lsfu CPU microarchitecture: 2^*
metal Manufacturing process: copper^*
fpfu CPU microarchitecture: 3^*
gate type Manufacturing process: high k^*
model: 720QM^*
date: 2009-09-23^*
tfu CPU microarchitecture: 5^*
clock: 1,600^*
max inst decoded CPU microarchitecture: 4^*
max clock: 2,800^*
rob size CPU microarchitecture: 128^*
hw nthreadspercore: 2^*
iwindow CPU microarchitecture: 36^*
hw ncores: 4^*
if queue CPU microarchitecture: 18^*
tdp: 45^*
bus width: 64^*
arch int reg CPU microarchitecture: 38,400^*
transistors: 774^*
die size: 296^*
vdd low: 0.65^*
vdd high: 1.4^*
out of order CPU microarchitecture: t^*
integrated mc CPU microarchitecture: t^*
fanout Process gate-delay observation: 2^*
l1i CPU cache configuration: 32^*
name Processor family: Core i7^*
name CPU microarchitecture: Nehalem^*
name Processor code name: Clarksfield^*
delay Process gate-delay observation: 5.1^*
isa CPU microarchitecture: x86-64^*
l1d CPU cache configuration: 32^*
l2 shared CPU cache configuration: 256^*
score CoreMark observation: 31,302.24^*
vdd Process gate-delay observation: 1.1^*
gate type Process gate-delay observation: inv^*
isa extensions CPU microarchitecture: SSE4.2^*
l2 shared ncores CPU cache configuration: 1^*
threads CoreMark observation: 8^*
year Manufacturing process: 2007^*
fp pipestages CPU microarchitecture: 16^*
l3 shared CPU cache configuration: 6,144^*
technology Manufacturing process: CMOS^*
thread model CoreMark observation: PThreads^*
date CoreMark observation: 2011-02-17^*
feature size Manufacturing process: 0.045^*
int pipestages CPU microarchitecture: 16^*
channel length Manufacturing process: 0.035^*
max uop issued per cycle CPU microarchitecture: 5^*

Specifications 3 · 48 fields

AESTech

No^*

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BornOnDate

Q3'09^*

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Bus

2.5 GT/s^*

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Cache

6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

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ClockSpeed

1.60 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

2.80 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Clarksfield^*

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CoreCount

4^*

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CpuId

43122^*

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CpuName

Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor^*

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DieSize

296 mm2^*

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ECCMemory

No^*

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member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 942^*

EM64

Yes^*

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Embedded

No^*

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row: 942^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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HaltState

Yes^*

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HyperThreading

Yes^*

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row: 942^*

InstructionSet

64-bit^*

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row: 942^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.2^*

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row: 942^*

Lithography

45 nm^*

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row: 942^*

MarketSegment

Mobile^*

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MaxCPUs

1^*

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MaxMem

8 GB^*

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MaxMemoryBandwidth

21 GB/s^*

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row: 942^*

MaxTDP

45 W^*

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row: 942^*

MemoryTypes

DDR3 1066/1333^*

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native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 942^*

NumMemoryChannels

2^*

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row: 942^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

16^*

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row: 942^*

PackageSize

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

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row: 942^*

PCIExpressConfigs

1x16. 2x8^*

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PCIExpressRevision

2^*

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PhysicalAddressExtension

36-bit^*

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ProcessorNumber

i7-720QM^*

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ProductGroup

Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*

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ServicingStatus

End of Servicing Updates^*

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SocketsSupported

PGA988^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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StatusCodeText

Discontinued^*

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TBTVersion

1.0^*

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ThermalJunctionRateCode

100°C^*

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ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

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ThreadCount

8^*

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row: 942^*

TransistorCount

774 million^*

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TXT

Yes^*

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VProTechnologyOptions

Intel vPro® Platform^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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row: 942^*

Specifications 4 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM Processor^*
Status: Discontinued^*
Release Date: Q3'09^*
Cores: 4^*
Max Turbo Speed: 2.8^* GHz
Base Speed: 1.6^* GHz
Cache Size: 6^* MB

Specifications 5 · 12 fields

name: Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 2,828^*
price: 219.95^*
tdp: 45^*
date: 2009-10-01^*
socket: PGA988A^*
category: Laptop^*
speed: 1,600^*
turbo: 2,800^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 6 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz^*

Specifications 7 · 18 fields

turbo frequency: 2,800^*
cache size: 6,144^*
tdp: 45^*
socket: PGA988^*
memory type: DDR3 1066/1333^*
cores: 4^*
vertical segment: Mobile^*
max memory size: 8,388,608^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 100^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 8^*
name: Intel Core i7-720QM^*
processor number: i7-720QM^*
launch date: 2009-08-01^*
lithography: 45^*
bus speed: 2.5^*
base frequency: 1,600^*

Specifications 8 · 12 fields

ClockSpeed: 1.6^* GHz
Cache: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
Bus: 2.5 GT/s^*
MaxTDP: 45^* W
BornOnDate: Q3'09^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor^*
Price: $380.00^*
MarketSegment: Mobile^*
Lithography: 45^* nm
CoreCount: 4^*
ThreadCount: 8^*
ClockSpeedMax: 2.8^* GHz

Specifications 9 · 46 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$380.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

PCI Express Revision

2^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

1x16 | 2x8^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'09^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Updates^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Sockets Supported

FCPGA988 | PGA988^*

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Processing Die Size

296 mm2^*

# of Processing Die Transistors

774 million^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

TJUNCTION

100^* °C

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

1.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Product Collection

Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors^*

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.2^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

No^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Processor Number

i7-720QM^*

# of Cores

4^*

Total Threads

8^*

Processor Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

Cache

6.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

TDP

45^* W

Bus Speed

2.5^* GT/s

Lithography

45^* nm

Max Turbo Frequency

2.8^* GHz

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

8^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 1066/1333^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Physical Address Extensions

36-bit^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

21^* GB/s

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

name: Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz^*
socket: PGA988A^*
category: Laptop^*
price: $109.95*^*
mark: 3,011^*
value: 27.39^*
single thread: 871^*
single thread value: 7.92^*
tdp: 45^*
powerperf: 66^*
testdate: Oct 2009^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.60GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

PGA988A^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*