Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Core i7-2670QM

Core i5-2520M vs Core i7-2670QM specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-2520M is faster than the Core i7-2670QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2670QM in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-2670QM has significantly more cores than the Core i5-2520M. Indeed, the Core i7-2670QM has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i5-2520M. It also has more threads than the Core i5-2520M. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-2520M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2670QM. Also, the Core i5-2520M has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-2520M CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-2670QM CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-2520M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.