Intel Core i7-920XM

The Intel Core i7 920XM Extreme Edition is the currently (2009) fastest laptop processor. It features 4 cores (quad core CPU) and Hyperthreading. Therefore, 8 threads can be worked on simultaneously.

Because of the Turbo Mode, the CPU is clocked with up to 3.2 GHz and therefore fast for single core applications.

The Core i7 9xx line has an integrated memory controller for DDR3 bars (1066 or 1333).Therefore, the memory performance is very good (compared to older CPUs with external memory controllers). Still this also leads to the higher TDP of the whole chip.

Core architecture is still very similar to the one used in the Core 2 CPUs.

The power consumption of up to 55 Watt (TDP) is quite high for a laptop CPU and because of the Turbo Mode, the power consumption should reach these high values.

With a starting price of $1054 (when buying 1000 CPUs from Intel), the price tag is quite hefty.

Series	Intel Core i7
Codename	Clarksfield
Series: Core i7 Clarksfield	Intel Core i7-940XM 2.13 - 3.33 GHz 4 / 8 8 MB » Intel Core i7-920XM 2 - 3.2 GHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-840QM 1.86 - 3.2 GHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-820QM 1.73 - 3.06 GHz 4 / 8 8 MB Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73 - 2.93 GHz 4 / 8 6 MB Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 - 2.8 GHz 4 / 8 6 MB
Clock Rate	2000 - 3200 MHz
Front Side Bus	2500
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	55 Watt
Transistor Count	774 Million
Manufacturing Technology	45 nm
Die Size	296 mm2
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	RPGA989
Features	2.5 GT/s DMI, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enahnced Speedstep Technology, Enhanced Halt State (C1E), 64, Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading, Trusted Execution Technology
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Starting Price	$1054 U.S.
Announcement Date	09/23/2009
Product Link (external)	Intel Core i7 920XM

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit

min: 3.41     avg: 3.7     median: 3.9 (8%)     max: 3.9 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Precision M6500	Quadro FX 3800M	4096 MB		1024MB	3.41
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	3.87
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				3.9

Intel Atom Z670 -94%

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Intel Core i5-4310M -4%

AMD A10-7850K -4%

Intel Core i5-7200U -4%

AMD A10-6800K -3%

Intel Core i3-7100H -3%

Intel Core i7-6600U -3%

AMD FX-9830P -2%

Intel Core i5-4210H -2%

Intel Core i5-4330M -2%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i7-7500U 1%

Intel Core i5-750 1%

Intel Core i3-8130U 1%

Intel Core i7-6650U 2%

Intel Core i5-7300U 3%

Intel Core i7-940XM 3%

Intel Core i7-5557U 3%

Intel Core i5-7360U 5%

Intel Core i7-7600U 5%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 1182%

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)

min: 4310     avg: 4322     median: 4322 (39%)     max: 4334 points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					4310
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	4334

AMD Geode LX 800 -97%

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Intel Core i7-3537U -2%

Intel Core i5-3230M -2%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -1%

Intel Core i7-2820QM -1%

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U -1%

Intel Core i7-3632QM -1%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 0%

Intel Core i7-4500U 0%

Intel Core i5-6200U 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i3-7130U 0%

Intel Core i5-7Y54 1%

Intel Core i7-3610QM 1%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 1%

Intel Core i3-6100H 1%

Intel Core i7-2640M 1%

Intel Core i7-2920XM 2%

Intel Core i5-5300U 2%

Intel Core i7-4550U 2%

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Intel Core i7-1185G7 103%

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)

min: 11792     avg: 11916     median: 11916 (20%)     max: 12040 points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	11792
					12040

Intel Atom Z670 -94%

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Intel Core i5-7200U -6%

Intel Core i3-7100H -6%

Intel Core i7-6560U -6%

Intel Core i5-4330M -5%

Intel Core i7-940XM -4%

Intel Core i5-7267U -4%

Intel Core i7-6600U -3%

Intel Core i7-6650U -3%

Intel Core i7-7500U -1%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i3-8130U 2%

Intel Core i5-7360U 3%

Intel Core i5-7300U 3%

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4%

Intel Core i7-6567U 4%

Intel Core i3-8145U 4%

Intel Core i7-7600U 6%

Intel Core i7-2635QM 13%

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 14%

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Intel Core i9-10980XE 399%

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)

min: 11420     avg: 12682     median: 13235 (13%)     max: 13390 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					11420
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	13235
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				13390

AMD Z-60 -89%

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Intel Core i7-5500U -6%

Intel Core i7-5650U -3%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -2%

Intel Core i5-3360M -2%

AMD A8-5600K -1%

Intel Core i3-3220 -1%

Intel Core i5-4200M -1%

Intel Core i5-6200U -1%

Intel Core i5-4210M 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i7-3520M 1%

AMD A10-5800K 2%

Intel Core i5-4300M 3%

AMD A8-7650K 4%

AMD A8-6600K 5%

Intel Core i7-5600U 5%

Intel Core i7-940XM 6%

Intel Core i7-3540M 6%

Intel Core i7-6500U 6%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 686%

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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)

min: 2633     avg: 3717     median: 4197 (32%)     max: 4320 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					2633
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				4197
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	4320

AMD Z-60 -80%

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Intel Pentium B970 -3%

Intel Core i5-2537M -3%

Intel Core i5-4210Y -3%

Intel Core i3-2330M -3%

Intel Core i5-520M -2%

AMD A4-5300 -2%

Intel Core i3-5005U -2%

Intel Core i7-720QM -1%

Intel Core i3-3120M 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i3-2348M 2%

Intel Core i5-540M 2%

Intel Core i5-460M 2%

Intel Pentium B980 3%

Intel Core i7-640LM 4%

Intel Core i7-740QM 4%

Intel Core i3-2370M 5%

Intel Core i5-4202Y 5%

Intel Core i5-480M 6%

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 251%

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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *

min: 312     avg: 727     median: 600 (7%)     max: 1269.32 s

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					312
					600
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	1269.32

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX -95%

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AMD A8-3520M -4%

AMD Phenom II X4 P960 -3%

Intel Core i7-640M -3%

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U -3%

AMD A9-9420 -2%

Intel Pentium N4200 -2%

Intel Pentium N3700 -1%

Intel Celeron N4100 0%

Intel Pentium N3710 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i7-740QM 0%

Intel Pentium N3530 1%

Intel Core i7-2677M 1%

Intel Core i5-4200U 1%

Intel Core i3-3110M 1%

Intel Core i3-6100U 2%

Intel Core i3-5015U 2%

AMD A6-3420M 2%

Intel Core i5-540M 2%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 1064%

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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *

min: 9.7     avg: 22.8     median: 19 (4%)     max: 39.78 s

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					9.7
					19
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	39.78

Intel Core i9-9980XE -88%

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Intel Celeron N3450 -2%

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U -2%

AMD A8-3520M -2%

Intel Core i7-620M -2%

Intel Core i3-390M -1%

AMD A10-5750M -1%

Intel Pentium N4200 -1%

Intel Core i5-4200U -1%

Intel Core i5-3317U 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Pentium N3700 1%

Intel Core i3-3110M 2%

Intel Pentium N3710 2%

AMD A10 Pro-7350B 2%

AMD FX-7500 2%

Intel Core i3-5010U 3%

AMD Phenom II X3 N850 3%

Intel Core i3-5015U 3%

Intel Core i3-6100U 3%

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Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 2080%

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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU

min: 3591     avg: 3816     median: 3797 (21%)     max: 4078 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Precision M6500	Quadro FX 3800M		675/1688 /  MHz	1024MB	3591
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	3615
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				3979
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	4078

VIA C7-M C7-M-1200 -95%

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Intel Core i5-3230M -3%

Intel Core i5-6200U -3%

Intel Celeron J4125 -2%

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 -2%

Intel Core i7-2620M -2%

Intel Core i7-5500U -2%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -2%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -1%

Intel Core i5-3320M -1%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i3-7130U 0%

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 0%

Intel Core i3-6100H 0%

Intel Core i5-4258U 1%

Intel Core i5-6260U 2%

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 2%

Intel Core i5-4200M 2%

Intel Core i7-5600U 2%

Intel Core i7-2640M 3%

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 363%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *

13 s (3%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	13

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X -45%

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Intel Core i7-3612QM -2%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U -2%

Intel Core i7-4702MQ -2%

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X -2%

Intel Core i5-4200M -2%

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U -2%

Intel Core i5-6300U -1%

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 -1%

Intel Core i7-5500U -1%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Pentium G860 1%

Intel Core i7-620M 1%

Intel Core i7-640M 1%

Intel Core i5-2430M 1%

Intel Core i7-840QM 1%

Intel Core i5-4300U 2%

Intel Core i5-3320M 2%

Intel Core i7-2630QM 2%

Intel Core i7-940 2%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3462%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *

31 s (1%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	31

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X -50%

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Intel Core i5-4210M -3%

Intel Core m5-6Y57 -3%

Intel Core M-5Y71 -3%

Intel Core i5-4300U -3%

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 -2%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -2%

Intel Core i7-2630QM -2%

Intel Core i5-2430M -2%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i5-3437U 0%

Intel Core i5-6200U 1%

Intel Core i5-3427U 2%

Intel Core i7-820QM 2%

AMD Athlon 300U 3%

Intel Core i7-2657M 3%

Intel Core i3-6100H 3%

Intel Core i7-2677M 3%

Intel Core i7-2637M 4%

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Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1400 7448%

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *

719 s (3%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker XMG7.c	GeForce GTX 280M	4096 MB		1024MB	719

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X -50%

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AMD Ryzen 5 3500U -3%

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U -3%

Intel Core i5-5300U -3%

Intel Core i7-940XM -3%

Intel Core i3-7020U -2%

Intel Core i7-950 -2%

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U -1%

Intel Core i5-3437U 0%

Intel Core i7-940 0%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i5-5250U 0%

Intel Core i5-2430M 1%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 1%

Intel Core i5-4258U 2%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2%

Intel Core i5-750 2%

Intel Core i7-2630QM 2%

Intel Core i5-4210U 2%

Intel Core i3-6100H 2%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3031%

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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)

48000 MIPS (23%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
					48000

Intel Core i3-3217U -100%

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Intel Core i5-4200U -8%

Intel Core i5-3337U -7%

Intel Core i7-2637M -5%

Intel Core i5-3210M -4%

Intel Core i5-2415M -4%

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 -3%

Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 -3%

Intel Core i5-4250U -3%

Intel Core i7-740QM -1%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 2%

Intel Core i5-2520M 3%

Intel Core i5-3427U 4%

Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6850 4%

Intel Core i7-3517U 6%

Intel Core i5-2430M 6%

Intel Core i7-3667U 8%

AMD A10-5800K 9%

Intel Core i5-4200M 9%

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Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 259%

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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)

43210 MFLOPS (33%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
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Intel Atom Z3795 -100%

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Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 -11%

Intel Core i5-4200M -11%

Intel Core i7-2640M -9%

Intel Core i7-940XM -6%

Intel Core i5-3360M -5%

Intel Core i7-740QM -5%

Intel Core i5-4200H -5%

Intel Core i7-4558U -5%

Intel Core i7-3520M -2%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i5-2400 6%

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 14%

Intel Core i7-2820QM 24%

Intel Core i7-920 34%

Intel Core i7-2630QM 39%

Intel Core i7-940 41%

Intel Core i7-4800MQ 47%

Intel Core i7-3612QM 50%

Intel Core i7-950 52%

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Intel Core i7-3960X 200%

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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU

min: 7.2     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (94%)     max: 7.3 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Precision M6500	Quadro FX 3800M	4096 MB		1024MB	7.2
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	7.3
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				7.3

AMD C-30 -74%

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Intel Core i7-740QM -2%

Intel Core i7-820QM -2%

Intel Core i7-2640M -1%

Intel Core i5-3360M -1%

Intel Core i5-3320M -1%

Intel Core i7-840QM -1%

Intel Core i5-4200M -1%

Intel Core i5-4210M -1%

Intel Core i7-3520M -1%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 0%

Intel Core i7-3540M 0%

Intel Core i7-940XM 0%

AMD A8-3850 0%

Intel Core i7-2630QM 2%

Intel Core i7-2635QM 2%

Intel Core i7-3612QM 3%

Intel Core i7-2820QM 3%

Intel Core i7-2760QM 3%

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Intel Core i7-3960X 7%

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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx

min: 11552     avg: 13318     median: 14150 (16%)     max: 14253 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell Precision M6500	Quadro FX 3800M		675/1688 /  MHz	1024MB	11552
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI)	GeForce GTX 285M SLI	4096 MB	600 /  MHz	1024MB	14150
Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M)	GeForce GTX 285M				14253

Intel Atom N450 -94%

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Intel Core i7-820QM -13%

Intel Core i5-6360U -13%

Intel Core i5-4310M -13%

Intel Core i7-3540M -12%

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U -9%

Intel Core i5-6267U -6%

Intel Core i7-7500U -5%

Intel Core i7-6600U -5%

Intel Core i7-7600U -4%

Intel Core i7-920XM

Intel Core i7-940XM 0%

Intel Core i7-840QM 9%

Intel Core i5-2500K 22%

Intel Core i5-2400 25%

Intel Core i7-2635QM 25%

Intel Core i3-1115G4 27%

Intel Core i7-3612QM 27%

Intel Core i7-2630QM 27%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 29%

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 546%

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Reviews for the Intel Core i7 920XM processor

Asus G73J (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, 17.30")
» Asus G73J - External Review

HP EliteBook 8740w-VG316AV (NVIDIA Quadro 5000M, 17.00")
» HP EliteBook 8740w-VG316AV - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds (NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M, 17.00")
» Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds - External Review

MALIBAL Lotus (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M, 15.40")
» Malibal Lotus - External Review

Schenker XMG8.c (GTX 285M SLI) (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI, 18.40")
» Review mySN XMG8.c (Clevo X8100) Notebook - Review

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