Intel Core i7-720QM vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-720QM and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 360 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 356 |
| 1140 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1115 |
| 1652 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 969 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 1360 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 1543 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-720QM | Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 |
| 1600 MHz | Frequency | 2660 MHz |
| 2800 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| 45 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Clarksfield | Codename | Yorkfield |
| PGA988 | Package | LGA775 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 347 | Single-Core Score | 359 |
| 1199 | Multi-Core Score | 1163 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8540w | Model | Generic |
| Hewlett-Packard 1521 | Motherboard | G41 Series |
| Power Plan | High performance |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-720QM | Name | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 |
| 1.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.66 GHz |
| 2792 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 2659 MHz |
| Socket 989 rPGA | Package | Socket 775 LGA |
| Clarksfield | Codename | Yorkfield |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 2 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| 664 MHz | Frequency | 531 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 347 | Single-Core Score | 359 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Crypto Score | 49 |
| 368 | Integer Score | 396 |
| 350 | Floating Point Score | 332 |
| 51 89.2 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 49 85.5 MB/sec |
| 492 2.49 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 458 2.32 MB/sec |
| 419 19.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 492 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 410 1.16 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 364 1.03 MTE/sec |
| 338 396.3 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 351 412.6 KElements/sec |
| 349 109.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 422 132.2 Krows/sec |
| 353 19.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 412 22.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 270 85.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 353 112.4 KB/sec |
| 375 2.92 Klines/sec | Clang | 414 3.23 Klines/sec |
| 350 4.06 images/sec | Camera | 325 3.77 images/sec |
| 384 480.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 239 299.0 Kpairs/sec |
| 429 2657.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 429 2654.8 FPS |
| 273 15.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 174 9.59 Mpixels/sec |
| 335 2.58 images/sec | Face Detection | 442 3.40 images/sec |
| 235 5.79 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 455 11.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 600 29.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 492 24.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 560 7.63 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 479 6.53 Mpixels/sec |
| 414 332.8 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 464 372.3 Kpixels/sec |
| 265 2.37 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 261 2.33 Kpixels/sec |
| 430 13.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 329 10.5 Words/sec |
| 170 6.55 images/sec | Machine Learning | 160 6.17 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1199 | Multi-Core Score | 1163 |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | Crypto Score | 204 |
| 1259 | Integer Score | 1266 |
| 1247 | Floating Point Score | 1099 |
| 133 232.0 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 204 355.4 MB/sec |
| 1897 9.59 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1526 7.72 MB/sec |
| 1502 71.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1810 85.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1388 3.91 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 677 1.91 MTE/sec |
| 1073 1.26 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1374 1.61 MElements/sec |
| 1075 336.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1610 504.6 Krows/sec |
| 1306 70.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1349 73.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1038 330.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 908 289.4 KB/sec |
| 1276 9.94 Klines/sec | Clang | 1467 11.4 Klines/sec |
| 1009 11.7 images/sec | Camera | 1124 13.0 images/sec |
| 1216 1.52 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 692 866.1 Kpairs/sec |
| 1439 8915.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1639 10157.1 FPS |
| 938 51.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1309 72.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1271 9.78 images/sec | Face Detection | 1686 13.0 images/sec |
| 1429 35.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1447 35.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 2022 99.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1341 65.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2266 30.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1708 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1353 1.09 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1850 1.49 Mpixels/sec |
| 923 8.27 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 952 8.53 Kpixels/sec |
| 1384 44.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 647 20.7 Words/sec |
| 482 18.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 300 11.6 images/sec |