Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i5-2320

Core i7-4720HQ vs Core i5-2320 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4720HQ performs better than the Core i5-2320. Despite this, the Core i5-2320 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4720HQ has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-2320 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4720HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-4720HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4720HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-2320 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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 i7-4720HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.