Intel Core i7-2820QM vs Intel Xeon E3-1225

Core i7-2820QM vs Xeon E3-1225 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Xeon E3-1225 beats the Core i7-2820QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2820QM in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-2820QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1225 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2820QM. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-2820QM CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1225 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 i7-2820QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.