Intel Core i7-2630QM vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Core i7-2630QM vs Athlon X4 950 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-2630QM performs better than the Athlon X4 950. Despite this, the Athlon X4 950 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-2630QM has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Athlon X4 950 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2630QM. Also, the Athlon X4 950 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-2630QM CPU outputs less heat than a Athlon X4 950 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 i7-2630QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.