Intel Core i7-3635QM vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

Core i7-3635QM vs Core 2 Quad Q9505 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3635QM performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q9505. Despite this, the Core 2 Quad Q9505 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-3635QM has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core 2 Quad Q9505 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-3635QM. A Core i7-3635QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q9505 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 i7-3635QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.