Intel N95 vs Intel Core i7-2720QM

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and Intel Core i7-2720QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel N95

Intel Core i7-2720QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1378
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5359 vs 4039

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 1378
PassMark - CPU mark	5359 vs 4039

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2720QM

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2720QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

1378

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5359

4039

Name	Intel N95	Intel Core i7-2720QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	1378
PassMark - CPU mark	5359	4039
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.871

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N95	Intel Core i7-2720QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'23	6 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1303	2719
Processor Number	N95	i7-2720QM
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$189.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.48
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		995 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2	0x116
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)