Core i3-6100 vs Core i7-4720HQ benchmarks
According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4720HQ is faster than the Core i3-6100. Despite this, the Core i3-6100 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-4720HQ has significantly more cores than the Core i3-6100. Indeed, the Core i7-4720HQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-6100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-6100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-6100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4720HQ. The Core i7-4720HQ outputs less heat than Core i3-6100 thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-4720HQ has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-6100. The Core i7-4720HQ 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 i3-6100 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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