Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Core i7-4910MQ

Core i3-8130U vs Core i7-4910MQ specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4910MQ performs better than the Core i3-8130U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8130U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-4910MQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-8130U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8130U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4910MQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8130U. Also, the Core i7-4910MQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8130U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4910MQ CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i3-8130U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-4910MQ. Despite this, the Core i7-4910MQ has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i3-8130U.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-8130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.