Intel Core i7-4720HQ vs Intel Core i7-870

Core i7-4720HQ vs Core i7-870 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-870 performs better than the Core i7-4720HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4720HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-870 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4720HQ. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i7-4720HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-870 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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