Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Core i7-6920HQ vs Core i3-1005G1 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-6920HQ beats the Core i3-1005G1 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-6920HQ has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-1005G1 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6920HQ has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Core i7-6920HQ has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-1005G1 outputs less heat than Core i7-6920HQ thanks to a significantly lower TDP. 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 i7-6920HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.