Intel Core i9-8950HK vs Intel Core i7-3740QM

Core i9-8950HK vs Core i7-3740QM specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3740QM performs better than the Core i9-8950HK. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-8950HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-8950HK has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i7-3740QM that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3740QM. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-8950HK has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3740QM. Also, the Core i9-8950HK 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 i9-8950HK has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.