Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Core i7-4720HQ vs Core i3-1005G1 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4720HQ performs better than the Core i3-1005G1. Despite this, the Core i3-1005G1 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-4720HQ has significantly more cores than the Core i3-1005G1. Indeed, the Core i7-4720HQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-1005G1. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4720HQ has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-4720HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-1005G1 outputs less heat than Core i7-4720HQ thanks to a significantly 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 i7-4720HQ has more L2 cache than the Core i3-1005G1. The Core i7-4720HQ also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-4720HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.