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Intel logo Core i7-2960XM
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Intel logo Core i5-520M

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General information Core i7-2960XM Core i5-520M
Launched Q4 2011 Q1 2010
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket PGA988B BGA1288
Clock 2.7 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 11.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 21.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 0 % 35 W 36.4 %
Performance Core i7-2960XM Core i5-520M
Overall Score 41811 0 % 32450 22.4 %
Future Proof 27 % 0 % 17 % 37 %
Benchmark Score 3056 0 % 1109 63.7 %
Single Thread Score 1586 0 % 1094.3 31 %
Encrypting Data 1453.6 MB/s 43.1 % 2554.4 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 76.1 MB/s 0 % 26.3 MB/s 65.4 %
String objects sorting 10998 thousand/s 0 % 3687.5 thousand/s 66.5 %
Prime numbers generation 25 millions/s 0 % 7.9 millions/s 68.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 18474.5 millions/s 0 % 6755.3 millions/s 63.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6970.8 millions/s 0 % 2887.8 millions/s 58.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2960XM, Core i5-520M.

Average frames per second Core i7-2960XM Core i5-520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.9 FPS 51.2 FPS
High settings 126.2 FPS 81.9 FPS
Medium settings 157.8 FPS 102.4 FPS
Low settings 197.2 FPS 128.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.1 %

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 i7-2960XM Core i5-520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.2 FPS 107.8 FPS
High settings 198.8 FPS 172.4 FPS
Medium settings 248.5 FPS 215.5 FPS
Low settings 310.6 FPS 269.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.3 %
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