Intel Core i7-3630QM vs Intel Core i7-975

Core i7-3630QM vs Core i7-975 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-975 beats the Core i7-3630QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3630QM in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-975 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-3630QM. Also, the Core i7-975 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3630QM 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 i7-3630QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.