Intel Core i7-6700HQ vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Core i7-6700HQ vs Core i7-3940XM specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-3940XM is faster than the Core i7-6700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6700HQ 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. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6700HQ. Also, the Core i7-3940XM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6700HQ 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.

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 i7-6700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.