Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Core i7-4930MX

Core i3-8130U vs Core i7-4930MX specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4930MX 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.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-4930MX has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8130U. Indeed, the Core i7-4930MX has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8130U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8130U. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4930MX has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8130U. Also, the Core i7-4930MX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8130U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4930MX CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-4930MX has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8130U. The Core i7-4930MX also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i3-8130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.