Core i7-4930MX vs Core i7-3940XM benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3940XM performs better than the Core i7-4930MX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4930MX 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. In terms of clock speed, the Core i7-4930MX and Core i7-3940XM are identical in this regard. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The Core i7-3940XM outputs less heat than Core i7-4930MX thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-4930MX has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-3940XM. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.
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 i7-4930MX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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