Intel Core i7-4600M vs Intel Core i7-4712MQ

Core i7-4600M vs Core i7-4712MQ benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4600M performs better than the Core i7-4712MQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4712MQ in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-4712MQ has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4600M. Indeed, the Core i7-4712MQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i7-4600M. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4600M. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4600M has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4712MQ. Also, the Core i7-4600M 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.

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 i7-4600M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.