Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Core i3-8100 vs Core i7-3740QM specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-8100 beats the Core i7-3740QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3740QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3740QM has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-8100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3740QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3740QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3740QM outputs less heat than Core i3-8100 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. For instance, the Core i3-8100 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.