Intel Core i7-6820HK vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Core i7-6820HK vs Core i7-3740QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-3740QM beats the Core i7-6820HK in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6820HK 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. According to our data, the Core i7-6820HK and Core i7-3740QM have the same clock speed. Despite this, the Core i7-3740QM 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.

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 i7-6820HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.