Intel Core i7-3820QM vs Intel Core i7-8850H

Core i7-3820QM vs Core i7-8850H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-8850H performs better than the Core i7-3820QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3820QM in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-8850H has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i7-3820QM has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3820QM. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-3820QM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8850H. Despite this, the Core i7-8850H has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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.