Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Core i7-975

Core i7-3612QM vs Core i7-975 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3612QM performs better than the Core i7-975. Despite this, the Core i7-975 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-975 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM. Also, the Core i7-975 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3612QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-975 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-3612QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.