Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i7-3720QM

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-3720QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-6700HQ beats the Core i7-3720QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3720QM 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 i7-6700HQ and Core i7-3720QM are identical in this regard. Despite this, the Core i7-3720QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). 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 i7-6700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.