Intel Core i7-3740QM vs Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Core i7-3740QM vs Xeon E3-1226 v3 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3740QM beats the Xeon E3-1226 v3 in overall performance. Despite this, the Xeon E3-1226 v3 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3740QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1226 v3 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3740QM. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-3740QM CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1226 v3 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 i7-3740QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.