Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs Intel Core i7-4930MX

Core i3-1005G1 vs Core i7-4930MX benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4930MX beats the Core i3-1005G1 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-4930MX has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-1005G1 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4930MX has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-4930MX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-1005G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4930MX CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-4930MX has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-1005G1. The Core i7-4930MX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-1005G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.