Intel Core i7-3820QM vs Intel Core i5-3350P

Core i7-3820QM vs Core i5-3350P benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3820QM beats the Core i5-3350P in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-3350P has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3820QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3350P has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3820QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3820QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3820QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3350P 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 i7-3820QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.