Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Core i7 Q 720

Core i5-2430M vs Core i7 Q 720 specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-2430M is faster than the Core i7 Q 720. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7 Q 720 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7 Q 720 has significantly more cores than the Core i5-2430M. Indeed, the Core i7 Q 720 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i5-2430M. It also has more threads than the Core i5-2430M. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-2430M has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7 Q 720.

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 i5-2430M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.