Intel Core i7-4800MQ vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Core i7-4800MQ vs Core i7-3940XM benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3940XM beats the Core i7-4800MQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4800MQ 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 i7-3940XM has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-4800MQ. Also, the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4800MQ 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 i7-4800MQ has more L2 cache than the Core i7-3940XM. Despite this, the Core i7-3940XM has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-4800MQ.

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 i7-4800MQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.