Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Xeon X3440

Compare Intel Core 4 core CPU vs Intel Xeon 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1549 points
1566 points
1% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2569 points
1% slightly better gaming score
2537 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1247 points
1279 points
2% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1197 points
1227 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

32.42 points
32.79 points
1% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1692 points
37% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
1233 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

501 points
31% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
382 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
Identical
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.1 GHz
2.54 GHz
21% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.1 GHz
5% slightly higher turbo speed
2.93 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
171% significantly lower TDP
95 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
Identical
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

801st of 1,089
791st of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core
Xeon

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2012 May
2009 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
Yes

Core i7-3612QM vs Xeon X3440 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon X3440 performs better than the Core i7-3612QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3612QM 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 Xeon X3440 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3612QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3612QM CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon X3440 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.

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