Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs Intel Core i7-3820QM

Core i3-1005G1 vs Core i7-3820QM comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3820QM performs better than the Core i3-1005G1. Despite this, the Core i3-1005G1 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-3820QM has significantly more cores than the Core i3-1005G1. Indeed, the Core i7-3820QM has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-1005G1. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3820QM has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-3820QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-1005G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3820QM CPU because of its significantly 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 i3-1005G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.