Intel Core i5-7600 vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Core i5-7600 vs Core i7-3940XM specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-7600 beats the Core i7-3940XM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3940XM in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-3940XM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-7600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3940XM. Also, the Core i5-7600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3940XM outputs less heat than Core i5-7600 thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i5-7600 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-3940XM. Despite this, the Core i7-3940XM has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-7600.

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 i5-7600 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.