Intel Core i5-2450M vs Intel Core i7-3632QM

Core i5-2450M vs Core i7-3632QM benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3632QM performs better than the Core i5-2450M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2450M in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-3632QM has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i5-2450M has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-2450M. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-2450M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3632QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3632QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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 i5-2450M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.