Intel Core i7-3820QM vs Intel Core i7-5700HQ

Core i7-3820QM vs Core i7-5700HQ comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-5700HQ 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.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. In terms of clock speed, the Core i7-3820QM and Core i7-5700HQ are identical in this regard. Despite this, the Core i7-3820QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-3820QM CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-5700HQ 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 i7-3820QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.