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Intel logo Core i7-2720QM
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Intel logo Core i3-2120

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General information Core i7-2720QM Core i3-2120
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2011
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket BGA1224 LGA1155
Clock 2.2 GHz 33.3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 W 30.8 % 65 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-2720QM Core i3-2120
Overall Score 40179 0 % 33530 16.5 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2606 0 % 1264 51.5 %
Single Thread Score 1389 8.3 % 1514 0 %
Encrypting Data 1231.7 MB/s 57.6 % 2906 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 65 MB/s 0 % 40.2 MB/s 38.2 %
String objects sorting 9475.9 thousand/s 0 % 6093.9 thousand/s 35.7 %
Prime numbers generation 19.8 millions/s 0 % 12.1 millions/s 39.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15633.6 millions/s 0 % 9370.4 millions/s 40.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5937.2 millions/s 0 % 3638.9 millions/s 38.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2720QM, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-2720QM Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 74.0 FPS 54.3 FPS
High settings 118.4 FPS 86.9 FPS
Medium settings 148.0 FPS 108.6 FPS
Low settings 185.0 FPS 135.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-2720QM Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 121.1 FPS 109.4 FPS
High settings 193.7 FPS 175.0 FPS
Medium settings 242.2 FPS 218.8 FPS
Low settings 302.7 FPS 273.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.7 %
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