Intel Core i7-2630QM vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Core i7-2630QM vs Core i7-3630QM benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3630QM beats the Core i7-2630QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2630QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-3630QM has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-2630QM. Also, the Core i7-3630QM 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 i7-2630QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.