Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Core i7-4800MQ

Core i3-8109U vs Core i7-4800MQ benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4800MQ beats the Core i3-8109U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-4800MQ has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8109U. Indeed, the Core i7-4800MQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8109U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8109U. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-8109U has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4800MQ. Despite this, the Core i7-4800MQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8109U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4800MQ CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-4800MQ has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-8109U. The Core i7-4800MQ 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 i3-8109U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.