Intel Core i7-4710MQ vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Core i7-4710MQ vs Core i7-3940XM benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-3940XM is faster than the Core i7-4710MQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4710MQ 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 i7-3940XM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4710MQ. Also, the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4710MQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3940XM CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-4710MQ has more L2 cache than the Core i7-3940XM. Despite this, the Core i7-3940XM has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-4710MQ.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-4710MQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.