Intel Core i7-3740QM vs Intel Core i7-4710MQ

Core i7-3740QM vs Core i7-4710MQ specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4710MQ is faster than the Core i7-3740QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3740QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-3740QM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4710MQ. Also, the Core i7-3740QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3740QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4710MQ CPU because of its slightly 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 i7-3740QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.