Intel Core i7-3630QM vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Core i7-3630QM vs Core 2 Quad Q9650 specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-3630QM is faster than the Core 2 Quad Q9650. Despite this, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3630QM has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3630QM. A Core i7-3630QM 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.

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 i7-3630QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.