Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Core i3-8145U vs Core i7-4720HQ benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4720HQ is faster than the Core i3-8145U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8145U in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-4720HQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i3-8145U has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8145U. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4720HQ has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i3-8145U. Despite this, the Core i3-8145U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8145U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4720HQ 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 i7-4720HQ has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8145U. The Core i7-4720HQ 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 i3-8145U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.