Intel Core i7-3630QM vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Core i7-3630QM vs Phenom II X6 1065T specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Phenom II X6 1065T performs better than the Core i7-3630QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3630QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Phenom II X6 1065T has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i7-3630QM that has 4 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-3630QM has more threads than the Phenom II X6 1065T. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1065T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3630QM.

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.