Intel Core i7-4980HQ vs Intel Core i3-1315U

Core i7-4980HQ vs Core i3-1315U benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4980HQ is faster than the Core i3-1315U. Despite this, the Core i3-1315U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i3-1315U has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4980HQ. Indeed, the Core i3-1315U has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4980HQ. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4980HQ has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1315U. Despite this, the Core i3-1315U has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i7-4980HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.