Intel Core i3-7020U vs Intel Core i5-2520M. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000U Intel Core i 2000M
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  7 2
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo 3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 10.1
• Execution units
  24 12
• Generation
  9.5 6
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 650 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 620 Intel HD Graphics 3000
• GPU Turbo
  1000 MHz 1300 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB -
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q1/2011
• Shader
  192 96
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Core i3-7020U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• PCIe lanes
  12 16
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-7020U and Intel Core i5-2520M Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 35 W
• TDP down
  7.5 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-7020U and Intel Core i5-2520M, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kaby Lake U Sandy Bridge H
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 3 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2011
• Socket
  BGA 1356 PPGA 988
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT