Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Core i7-3612QM vs Core 2 Quad Q9650 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3612QM beats the Core 2 Quad Q9650 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-3612QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM. A Core i7-3612QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q9650 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 i7-3612QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.