Intel Core i3-4160 vs Intel Core i7-4712MQ

Core i3-4160 vs Core i7-4712MQ benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4712MQ is faster than the Core i3-4160. Despite this, the Core i3-4160 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-4712MQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i3-4160 has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-4160. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-4160 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4712MQ. The Core i7-4712MQ outputs less heat than Core i3-4160 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i3-4160 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.