Intel Core i7-3820QM vs Intel Core i7-4800MQ

Core i7-3820QM vs Core i7-4800MQ comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4800MQ beats the Core i7-3820QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3820QM in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4800MQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3820QM. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-3820QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4800MQ CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-3820QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.