Intel Core i7-3612QM vs AMD Phenom II X4 980

Core i7-3612QM vs Phenom II X4 980 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Phenom II X4 980 beats the Core i7-3612QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3612QM in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-3612QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Phenom II X4 980 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM.

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 i7-3612QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.