Intel Core i3-4150 vs Intel Core i7-4600M

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i3 2 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i7 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1436 points
3% slightly better overall score
1394 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2787 points
0.47% slightly better gaming score
2774 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1076 points
4% slightly better multitasking score
1034 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1034 points
4% slightly better heavy workload score
992 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i3-4150 and the Core i7-4600M? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

28.01 points
30.90 points
10% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1994 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
1735 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1003 points
4% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
961 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2052 points
6% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
1926 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1054 points
4% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1013 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.5 GHz
20% slightly higher clock speed
2.9 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

54 W
37 W
45% significantly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
Identical
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

827th of 1,089
841st of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i3
4th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 May
2013 November

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
No

Core i3-4150 vs Core i7-4600M specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4600M performs better than the Core i3-4150. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-4150 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-4150 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4600M. The Core i7-4600M outputs less heat than Core i3-4150 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i3-4150 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons