Intel Core i7-4870HQ vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Core i7-4870HQ vs Core i7-3940XM comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3940XM performs better than the Core i7-4870HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4870HQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4870HQ. Also, the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-4870HQ 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.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-4870HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.