Core i7-720QM 4-Core 1.60GHz is a high-end mobile CPU based on the 45nm, Nehalem architecture.
It offers 4 Physical Cores (8 Logical), initially clocked at 1.6GHz, which may go up to 2.8GHz and 6MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost and Virtualization are activated.
The processor DOES NOT integrated any graphics and has a rated board TDP of 45W.
It offers average performance. This means it will become a bottleneck in some demanding applications.
| Release period |
|---|
| 23-Sep-2009 |
| Popular Game System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Min. | Rec. |
| Halo: Reach | 7% | 6% |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 52% | 156% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35% | 90% |
| Borderlands 3 | 103% | 156% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90% | 117% |
| Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order | 16% | 183% |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 34% | 156% |
| FIFA 20 | 6% | 83% |
| Fortnite: Chapter 2 | 4% | 41% |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 90% | 178% |
This thing has served me well over the years.
It's obviously underpowered by today's standards; but the 4 cores + HT + large turbo boost makes it really flexible, allowing it to do a great job whether what you are running is optimized for more or fewer cores.
It does run a little hot though.
My i7-840QM is a lot better than the 12% that is stated here over this i7-720QM, yet they're both rated at 7???; just look at my benchmarks: MINE BLOWS 8'S AWAY! :) Let's not be ostriches, with heads in the ground, cause this biting 840 ain't going away! :)
even my quad core is better XD
Pretty crappy CPU
i must agree
guys i still got that feeling that i have a problem with my cpu…you see cpu heat is up to 90 C forcing it to use energy saving (below the normal 1.60 ghz) is there any solution that i can do ? Sorry for lang problems
hey man, i had a laptop with this cpu, and it used to get soooo hot until i sprayed the vents with compressed air. if you've never done this, i suggest turning it all the way off, removing the battery (just to be safe), putting it upside down, and spraying compressed air from an air can into all the vents around the CPU exhaust. it worked wonders for me
hey guys i need help coz this make me very very sad :
his processer and when i play games like napoleon total war i get crashing game (please don't look to my GPU coz i didn't find mine) isn't core i7 the best CPU right now ?? why do i get low FPS with it ?? note that i'm struggling to get arma 2 view distance above 3000 :(
note that CAN I RUN IT ? site shows green on my cpu even in recemmend . please help !!!
Hi buddy,
I will try my best to help you. First tell me what is your GPU so I can add it since not running those games is probably due to your GPU and not the CPU. /P
well according to system info and device manger it says ATI Radeon HD 6500M56005700 i already reported it to the missing hardware page…i know that one of the series is( HD 5650 ) when i detect my hardware but trust me i've manged to play arma 2 at MID to HIGH setting also BF3 and CODMW3 also at medium to high settings…
sorrry for making it 2 long :")
Ah, but crashing might have nothing to do with hardware. Do you get an error or it just randomly crashes? I'm sure this is some kind of software (game) problem rather than hardware related.
As for the GPU, AMD has been known for these things. See the specs of your GPU and compare them to the mobile GPUs we have. That way you can find yours which isn't that one for sure as you have selected a desktop GPU. You need to look in the AMD laptop section.
I guess that i've gave the wrong idea here :)
:) :)
okey i set the skirmish missions to 1 unit vs 1 unit….game runs extremly smooth but,when i make it 20 unit vs 20 unit then it becomes slow :0
i know that i'm asking alot but where else could i go :'(
AHHH. Hum…what's your CPU usage during those times? What's the GPU's memory usage?
Hmm i'm quite sure that could be overheating. Could you check your CPU,GPU temperatures?
yes the over heating !!!…i guess :)
my gpu's heat is 60 C
My cpu's heat is 75 C !!!
could that be the problem ??
and cpu usage is only 12%
ram : 2 gb half of my 4gb
I still don't know GPU temp and laptop model ;)
oh sorry i didn't notice the massage :
GPU temp is 60 at most..
the laptop model is making me angry coz it say (hp dv6 3180ef) but i only found hp dv6 3180ea which it has exactly the same parts exept the graphic card (ATI HD 6500M\5750\5650) :)
thanks i will see
@Mazarasrb what you gave me is a graphic driver but i also needed it coz i didn't have CCC .
i guess that my proplem can be solved as long I get new ram…
mine is 4GB ddr3
do you reccmend me to upgrade it to 8gb ?
p.s
my brother's laptop has intel core i3 2310M..and it can handle NAPOLEON TW even in 4 vs 4 armies battle + he also have 4 GB ddr3..so i think his ram can handle his CPU whilest mine can't right ??
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RAM is not an issue here.It is tested to work with 4GB RAM, RAM cannot give symptoms that you have neither it can result in overheating. You installed the driver i gave you?
I did but it's for the Graphic card right ?
Yes it is for graphics.
can you give me the 6500M56005700 series driver :)
Never mind buddy i've found it :)
This is a good core to show off to my friends…but too bad i have a GeForce GT230M
They shamed me back…but wait…until i pull out my 6 GB RAM.. :) i win :P
Any CPU that starts with 'i7' is a great way to make your friends become your enemies :D
You have my old HP laptop. The 230M is actually quite impressive.
Marvellous for my laptop…just outperforms everywhere…!
i know right… xD
Oh my Notebook has this really good played!!! CODMW2, BFBC2, MOH, all games in 2010 ran good with this processor… Oh and i love the multi-tasking
