Intel Core i7-2720QM

The Intel Core i7-2720QM is a fast high-end quad core processor for laptops. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and offers Hyperthreading to handle 8 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). Compared to the previous Clarksdale quad-cores, the i7-2720QM is now manufactured in 32nm and offers an integrated graphics card and AES functions. Compared to the faster clocked 2820QM, the 2720QM offers less level 3 cache (6 vs. 8MB).

Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements are the new 256Bit AVX instructions, the improved Turbo Boost and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core. Furthermore, the integrated memory controller was improved and supports up to 8 GB DDR3-1333.

The i7-2720QM offers an integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 3000) which proved to be clearly faster than the old Intel HD Graphics in the Arrandale CPUs and on a level with entry level dedicated graphics cards like the GeForce 310M. The HD Graphics 3000 also supports Turbo Boost and clocks between 650 MHz and 1300 MHz. As the graphics card shares the fast last level cache, the processor is a bit slower with activated GPU.

The performance of the Core i7-2720QM is noticeable better than the old i7-720QM and even a bit faster than the fastest Clarksfield CPU the Core i7-940XM quad core. Therefore, the performance should be sufficient for modern 3D games and demanding applications. Thanks to the fast Turbo Boost 2.0 even single threaded applications run very fast. The detailed benchmark results of the 2720QM can be found in the lower section of this page, or in our detailed review of the new Sandy Bridge quad core processors.

The relative high TDP rating of the 2720QM of 45 Watt enables the usage of the quad core only in 15" laptops and up. However, compared to the previous generation of quad-cores, the TDP improved, as the integrated GPU is now included.

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:

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min: 5133     avg: 5529.1 (64.48%)     max: 5772 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	5133
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	5170
Schenker XMG P501	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 580M	620 / 1500MHz	2048MB Shadertakt: 1240 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 275.50 Beta	5573
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	5613
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			5619
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			5645
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	5708
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	5772

C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -96%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -14%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -11%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -11%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -9%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -8%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz -6%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz -4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz -3%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -1%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz 3%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 4%

Xeon (Desktop) X5670 6x 2.9 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 5%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 6%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 6%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 7%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 8%

Core i7 2920XM 4x 2.5 - 3.5GHz 10%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 51%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M:

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min: 11     avg: 11.4 (99.48%)     max: 12.3 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	11
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			11
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			11
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	12.3
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	11.5

Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz -17%

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Core i7 2920XM 4x 2.5 - 3.5GHz -7%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz -5%

Core i7 3630QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz -4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 990X EE 6x 3.5 - 3.7GHz -3%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz -3%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz -2%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -2%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -2%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -2%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i5 3360M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 1%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 1%

Core i7 3667U 2x 2 - 3.2GHz 1%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 1%

Core i3 (Desktop) 3220 2x 3.3GHz 2%

Core i7 3635QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz 3%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 6%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 3976%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M:

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min: 26     avg: 27 (99.74%)     max: 28.2 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			26
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	26.7
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	27
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			27
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	28.2

Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz -22%

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Core i7 3630QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz -7%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz -6%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz -6%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -4%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -4%

Core i5 3360M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -4%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz -2%

Core i7 3635QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz -2%

Core i3 (Desktop) 3220 2x 3.3GHz -1%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 0%

Xeon (Desktop) X5670 6x 2.9 - 3.3GHz 0%

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz 0%

Core i5 3230M 2x 2.6 - 3.2GHz 0%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 1%

Core i7 3667U 2x 2 - 3.2GHz 1%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 4%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz 4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz 4%

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Celeron Dual-Core T1400 2x 1.7GHz 8573%

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M:

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min: 635     avg: 649.5 (97.17%)     max: 671 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			635
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	642.5
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	647
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			652
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	671

Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz -21%

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Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz -4%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz -4%

Core i7 3635QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz -4%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -4%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -3%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz -3%

Core i5 3230M 2x 2.6 - 3.2GHz -3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz -1%

Core i7 3667U 2x 2 - 3.2GHz 0%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i5 2540M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz 3%

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz 4%

Core i5 3210M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz 4%

Core i5 2520M 2x 2.5 - 3.2GHz 4%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 4%

Core i5 3320M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz 4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 5%

Pentium (Desktop) G860 2x 3GHz 5%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 6%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 3366%

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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):

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min: 109640     avg: 109640 (52.03%)     max: 109640 MIPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	109640

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -99%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz -25%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -23%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -21%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -17%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz -16%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -10%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz -10%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz -9%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz -2%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 3630QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz 3%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i7 2860QM 4x 2.5 - 3.6GHz 5%

Core i7 (Desktop) 2600K 4x 3.4 - 3.8GHz 8%

Core i7 2960XM 4x 2.7 - 3.7GHz 10%

Core i7 2920XM 4x 2.5 - 3.5GHz 11%

Core i7 3840QM 4x 2.8 - 3.8GHz 13%

Core i7 3720QM 4x 2.6 - 3.6GHz 13%

Xeon (Desktop) X5670 6x 2.9 - 3.3GHz 18%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 77%

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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):

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min: 66400     avg: 66400 (50.94%)     max: 66400 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	66400

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -100%

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Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -35%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -31%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -19%

Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -13%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -9%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -8%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -2%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz -1%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 0%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 1%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 5%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 9%

Core i7 2860QM 4x 2.5 - 3.6GHz 10%

Core i7 2920XM 4x 2.5 - 3.5GHz 12%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 16%

Core i7 3630QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz 18%

Core i7 2960XM 4x 2.7 - 3.7GHz 21%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 95%

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PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768

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min: 7432     avg: 10917.1 (47.3%)     max: 17030 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	7432
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	8064
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			8548
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	8737
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	9653
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	16956
Schenker XMG P501	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 580M	620 / 1500MHz	2048MB Shadertakt: 1240 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 275.50 Beta	17030

Atom Z530 1x 1.6GHz -90%

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Core i5 3320M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz -18%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -18%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz -15%

Core i5 3360M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -11%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -11%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -10%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz -6%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz -4%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -1%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz 1%

Core i7 3520M 2x 2.9 - 3.6GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i7 3517U 2x 1.9 - 3GHz 6%

Core i7 3630QM 4x 2.4 - 3.4GHz 7%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 9%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz 11%

Core i7 3667U 2x 2 - 3.2GHz 12%

Core i7 2637M 2x 1.7 - 2.8GHz 13%

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Core i7 3840QM 4x 2.8 - 3.8GHz 98%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit

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min: 4114     avg: 4167.8 (74.67%)     max: 4219 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	4114
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	4163
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	4167
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			4176
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	4219

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -97%

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Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -5%

Core i5 2520M 2x 2.5 - 3.2GHz -5%

Core i5 3437U 2x 1.9 - 2.9GHz -5%

Pentium (Desktop) G860 2x 3GHz -5%

Core i7 3517U 2x 1.9 - 3GHz -3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz -2%

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -1%

Core i5 2540M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz -1%

Core i5 3210M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz 0%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 990X EE 6x 3.5 - 3.7GHz 1%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 1%

Core i7 3667U 2x 2 - 3.2GHz 1%

Core i5 3230M 2x 2.6 - 3.2GHz 1%

Core i7 3537U 2x 2 - 3.1GHz 2%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 3%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 3%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz 4%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 5%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 33%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

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min: 13961     avg: 14649.4 (53.68%)     max: 15301 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	13961
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	14014
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	14852
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	15119
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			15301

Atom Z670 1x 1.5GHz -95%

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Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz -26%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz -26%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 4x 2.5GHz -26%

Core i5 (Desktop) 750 4x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -25%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -22%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -19%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -8%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -5%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 1%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 1%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 4%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz 5%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 6%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 8%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 9%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 86%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

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min: 15819     avg: 17946.3 (54.77%)     max: 19061 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			15819
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	17048
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	17988
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	18193
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	18735
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			18780
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	19061

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz -92%

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Core i7 3520M 2x 2.9 - 3.6GHz -29%

A-Series (Desktop) AMD A10-5800K 4x 3.8 - 4.2GHz -28%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -26%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -25%

Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz -25%

Core i5 (Desktop) 750 4x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -20%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -14%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz -1%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 0%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 2%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz 3%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 7%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 8%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 9%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 11%

Core i7 2860QM 4x 2.5 - 3.6GHz 13%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 81%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

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min: 4204     avg: 5084 (72.92%)     max: 5299 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			4204
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	5150
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	5215
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	5236
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			5240
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	5244
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	5299

C-Series C-50 2x 1GHz -86%

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Core i5 2520M 2x 2.5 - 3.2GHz -7%

Core i5 3437U 2x 1.9 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 (Desktop) 975 4x 3.3 - 3.6GHz -6%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz -5%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz -5%

Core i5 2450M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz -5%

Pentium (Desktop) G860 2x 3GHz -3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz -2%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -2%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 3517U 2x 1.9 - 3GHz 0%

Core i5 2540M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz 0%

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz 1%

Core i5 3210M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 990X EE 6x 3.5 - 3.7GHz 3%

Core i5 3230M 2x 2.6 - 3.2GHz 4%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 5%

Core i7 3537U 2x 2 - 3.1GHz 6%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 6%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 37%

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3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024

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min: 11457     avg: 17983.6 (48.63%)     max: 19716 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			11457
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	17321
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	18270
Apple MacBook Pro 15	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 800MHz	1024MB	18371
Schenker XMG P501	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 580M	620 / 1500MHz	2048MB Shadertakt: 1240 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 275.50 Beta	18725
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	18907
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	19384
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			19701
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	19716

Atom N450 1x 1.7GHz -95%

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Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz -35%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -26%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -26%

Core i7 840QM 4x 1.9 - 3.2GHz -19%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz -9%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -8%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -6%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -6%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz 0%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 1%

Core i5 (Desktop) 3470 4x 3.2 - 3.6GHz 1%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 3%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz 6%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 7%

Core i5 (Desktop) 3550 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 7%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 8%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 104%

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wPrime 2.0x: 32m

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min: 12.13     avg: 13 (98.35%)     max: 13.729 seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	12.13
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	13.12
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			13.729

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -63%

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Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -21%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz -20%

Core i7 (Desktop) 2600K 4x 3.4 - 3.8GHz -19%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -18%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -16%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz -10%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -10%

Core i5 (Desktop) 750 4x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -7%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz -6%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz 3%

A-Series (Desktop) A8-3850 4x 2.9GHz 9%

Core i3 (Desktop) 3220 2x 3.3GHz 13%

Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz 14%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz 15%

Phenom II X4 (Desktop) 905e 4x 2.5GHz 16%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 19%

Core i7 3520M 2x 2.9 - 3.6GHz 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 4x 2.5GHz 21%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1978%

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wPrime 2.0x: 1024m

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min: 410.2     avg: 423.1 (96.48%)     max: 435.633 seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	410.2
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	423.511
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			435.633

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -69%

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Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -22%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz -20%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz -17%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -13%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -12%

Core i5 (Desktop) 750 4x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -11%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz -6%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -4%

A-Series (Desktop) A8-3850 4x 2.9GHz 0%

Core i7 2720QM

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz 2%

Core i3 (Desktop) 3220 2x 3.3GHz 10%

Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz 11%

Phenom II X4 (Desktop) 905e 4x 2.5GHz 13%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz 15%

Core i7 3520M 2x 2.9 - 3.6GHz 17%

Core i7 2640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 17%

Core i5 3360M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 17%

A-Series (Desktop) AMD A10-5800K 4x 3.8 - 4.2GHz 19%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1899%

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Windows 7 Experience Index: Processor

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min: 7.5     avg: 7.5 (95.24%)     max: 7.5 points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
Schenker XMG P501	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 580M	620 / 1500MHz	2048MB Shadertakt: 1240 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 275.50 Beta	7.5
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	7.5
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	7.5
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	7.5
Lenovo Thinkpad W520	16384 MB	Quadro 2000M		2048MB 8.17.12.6696	7.5

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -69%

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Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz -3%

Core i7 3540M 2x 3 - 3.7GHz -3%

A-Series (Desktop) A8-3850 4x 2.9GHz -3%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz -3%

Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -3%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz 0%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz 0%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz 0%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 0%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz 0%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 0%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz 0%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 0%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz 0%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 0%

Core i7 3610QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 1%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 990X EE 6x 3.5 - 3.7GHz 4%

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Cinebench R11.5: CPU Multi 64Bit

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min: 5.12     avg: 5.3 (43.63%)     max: 5.64 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
XMG P501 PRO	8192 MB	GeForce GTX 560M	775 / 1250MHz	1536MB Shadertakt: 1550 MHz, GDDR5-VRAM ForceWare 267.78	5.12
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1 GBMB + Intel HD Graphics 3000 atiumdag8.812.0.0 Win7/64	5.17
Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A	4096 MB	Radeon HD 6750M	600 / 794MHz	1024MB GDDR5 8.812.0.0	5.16
Racer	8192 MB	Radeon HD 6970M	680 / 900MHz	2048MB GDDR5 8.810.0.0	5.23
XMG P501		GeForce GTX 485M			5.35
Dell Precision M6600	8192 MB	Quadro 3000M			5.43
N53SV	8192 MB	GeForce GT 540M	672 / 900MHz	1024MB DDR3 VRAM, Shader 1344 MHz 8.17.12.6549	5.64
N53SV HD3000	8192 MB	HD Graphics 3000			5.6

Atom Z670 1x 1.5GHz -96%

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Core i7 940XM 4x 2.1 - 3.3GHz -28%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -12%

Core i7 2630QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -12%

Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -10%

Core i7 (Desktop) 940 4x 2.9 - 3.2GHz -8%

Core i5 (Desktop) 2400 4x 3.1 - 3.4GHz -5%

Core i7 2670QM 4x 2.2 - 3.1GHz -4%

Core i7 (Desktop) 950 4x 3.1 - 3.3GHz -2%

Core i7 2820QM 4x 2.3 - 3.4GHz -2%

Core i7 2720QM

Core i5 (Desktop) 2500K 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 1%

Core i7 3612QM 4x 2.1 - 3.1GHz 1%

Core i7 (Desktop) 960 4x 3.2 - 3.5GHz 2%

Core i5 (Desktop) 3470 4x 3.2 - 3.6GHz 4%

Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 5%

Core i7 3632QM 4x 2.2 - 3.2GHz 6%

Core i7 3615QM 4x 2.3 - 3.3GHz 8%

Core i5 (Desktop) 3550 4x 3.3 - 3.7GHz 9%

Core i7 2860QM 4x 2.5 - 3.6GHz 10%

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Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz 124%

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Reviews for the Intel Core i7 2720QM processor

Alienware M17x R3, GT 520M, i7-2720 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, 17.3")
» Alienware M17x R3, GT 520M, i7-2720 - External Review

Alienware M17x R3, GTX 580M, i7-2720 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M, 17.3")
» Alienware M17x R3, GTX 580M, i7-2720 - External Review

Apple Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 MC723LL/A (AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 15.4")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 15 Early 2011 (2.2 GHz quad-core, glare-type screen) - Review
» Apple Macbook Pro 15 inch 2011-02 - External Review

Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2011-02 MC725D/A (AMD Radeon HD 6750M, 17.3")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 17 Early 2011 (2.2 GHz quad-core, glare-type screen) - Review
» Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch Early 2011 - External Review

Asus N53SV (NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M, 15.6")
» Review Asus N53SV Notebook - Review
» Asus N53SV - External Review

AVADirect Clevo P150HM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M, 15.6")
» AVADirect Clevo P150HM - External Review

AVADirect Clevo P170HM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M, 17.3")
» AVADirect Clevo P170HM - External Review

Eurocom Racer (AMD Radeon HD 6970M, 15.6")
» Review Eurocom Racer Gaming-Notebook (2720QM / HD 6970M) - Review
» Eurocom Racer - External Review

HP Pavilion dv6-6027tx (AMD Radeon HD 6770M, 15.6")
» HP Pavilion dv6-6027tx - External Review

Maingear eX-L 15 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M, 15.6")
» Maingear eX-L 15 - External Review

MSI GT680R (i7-2720QM) (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M, 15.6")
» MSI GT680R (i7-2720QM) - External Review

Novatech Stingray (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M, 17.3")
» Novatech Stingray - External Review

One G90 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M, 17.3")
» One G90 - External Review

Packard Bell Easynote TS85 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M, 15.6")
» Packard Bell Easynote TS85 - External Review

Samsung 600B5B-HC1 (NVIDIA NVS 4200M, 15.6")
» Samsung 600B5B-HC1 - External Review

Schenker XMG P501 PRO (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M, 15.6")
» Review Schenker XMG P501 PRO Notebook - Review
» Schenker XMG P501 PRO - External Review

Sony Vaio VPC-F21AFX/BI (NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M, 16.0")
» Sony Vaio VPC-F21AFX/BI - External Review

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