Intel Core i3-4170 vs Intel Core i7-4712MQ

Core i3-4170 vs Core i7-4712MQ benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-4170 performs better than the Core i7-4712MQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4712MQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-4712MQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-4170 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-4170. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-4170 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4712MQ. The Core i7-4712MQ outputs less heat than Core i3-4170 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 i3-4170 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.