Intel Core i7-8750H vs Intel Core i7-4980HQ

Core i7-8750H vs Core i7-4980HQ comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4980HQ performs better than the Core i7-8750H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8750H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-8750H has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i7-4980HQ that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4980HQ. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4980HQ has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8750H. Despite this, the Core i7-8750H has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8750H CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4980HQ CPU because of its slightly 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 i7-8750H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.