Intel Core i7-3630QM vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Core i7-3630QM vs Xeon E3-1220 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Xeon E3-1220 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.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-3630QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1220 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3630QM. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-3630QM CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1220 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.