AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 vs Intel Core i7-720QM

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General info

Comparing Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2272not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Athlon 64
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Sherman (2009)
Release date23 September 2009 (14 years old)1 May 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$546no data
Current price$418 (0.8x MSRP)$4.99

Technical specs

Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus support2500 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)0.1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988S1g1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection
AES-NI-no data
VirusProtectno data+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-720QM and Athlon 64 TF-20.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-720QM 2995
+141%
Athlon 64 TF-20 1245

Core i7-720QM outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 141% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-720QM 3100
+407%
Athlon 64 TF-20 612

Core i7-720QM outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 407% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 23 September 2009 1 May 2009
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

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