Turion II Ultra M620 vs i7-720QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-720QM
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.04
+104%
Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51

Core i7-720QM outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24422879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency2.191.38
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Caspian (2009)
Release date23 September 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$546no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate2.5 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620 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 Turion II Ultra M620 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 Turion II Ultra M620. 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 bandwidth21.335 GB/sno 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 Turion II Ultra M620.

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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-720QM 1.04
+104%
Turion II Ultra M620 0.51

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-720QM 1659
+104%
Turion II Ultra M620 814

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-720QM 305
+2.7%
Turion II Ultra M620 297

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-720QM 850
+54.5%
Turion II Ultra M620 550

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-720QM 16.64
+88.1%
Turion II Ultra M620 31.3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.51
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i7-720QM has a 103.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Turion II Ultra M620, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-720QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M620 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-720QM and Turion II Ultra M620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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