Intel Core i7-3520M vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

Core i7-3520M vs Core i7-3612QM benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3612QM performs better than the Core i7-3520M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3520M in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-3612QM has significantly more cores than the Core i7-3520M. Indeed, the Core i7-3612QM has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i7-3520M. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3520M. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-3520M has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-3612QM. Also, the Core i7-3520M 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.

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 i7-3520M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.