Intel Core i3-7020U vs Intel Core i7-2630QM

Core i3-7020U vs Core i7-2630QM benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-2630QM is faster than the Core i3-7020U. Despite this, the Core i3-7020U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-2630QM has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-7020U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-7020U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-7020U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2630QM. A Core i3-7020U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-2630QM CPU because of its 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 i3-7020U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.