Intel Core i5-3570K vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Core i5-3570K vs Core i7-3740QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3740QM beats the Core i5-3570K in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-3570K has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3740QM has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-3570K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3740QM. Also, the Core i5-3570K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3740QM outputs less heat than Core i5-3570K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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. For instance, the Core i5-3570K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.