Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

Core i5-3230M vs Core i7-3612QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3612QM beats the Core i5-3230M in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3230M in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-3612QM has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i5-3230M has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-3230M. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3230M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM. Also, the Core i5-3230M 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.

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 i5-3230M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.