Intel Core i5-1035G1 vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

Core i5-1035G1 vs Core i7-3612QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-1035G1 beats the Core i7-3612QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3612QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3612QM has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1035G1. Despite this, the Core i5-1035G1 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1035G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3612QM CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i5-1035G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.