Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Core i7-4810MQ

Core i7-3612QM vs Core i7-4810MQ comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3612QM performs better than the Core i7-4810MQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4810MQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-3612QM has slightly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i7-4810MQ that has 3 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4810MQ. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4810MQ has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-3612QM. Also, the Core i7-4810MQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3612QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4810MQ CPU because of its slightly 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.