Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Core i7-4720HQ vs Core i5-3470S specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4720HQ beats the Core i5-3470S in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-3470S has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-4720HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3470S has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4720HQ. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-4720HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3470S CPU because of its slightly 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.