Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Core i7-3840QM

Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel Core i7-3840QM
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i7-3840QM

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    127%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    125%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    127%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3612QM

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3840QM

Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 27% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-3840QM

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3840QM

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3840QM

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3840QM

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
VT-d

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketMobilevsMobile
Memory SupportunknownvsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2012vsSep 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD 4000

Cache

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)vsIntel Socket G2 (988B)
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-PGA12FvsFC-PGA12F
Die Size160mm²vs160mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3612QMIntel Core i7-3840QM
Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clock3100 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs45 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    3193 points
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    3914 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    10382 points
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    13843 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    9129
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    11971

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    2607
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    3339

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    9721
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    12741

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    2410
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    3086

points - higher is better

3DMark06 CPU

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    5466
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    6998

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    4112.5
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    5144.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    15678
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    20135

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    1.27
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    1.59

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    5.62
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    7.08

points - higher is better

SuperPI 1M

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    12.26
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    9.35

seconds - lower is better

wPrime 32

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    9.58
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    7.39

seconds - lower is better

WinRAR 4.0

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    4047
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    4712

MB/s - higher is better

x264 Pass 1

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    123.76
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    157.79

FPS - higher is better

x264 Pass 2

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    31.1
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    38.17

FPS - higher is better

TrueCrypt AES

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    2.7
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    3.6

GB/s

TrueCrypt Twofish

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    0.49
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    0.64

GB/s

TrueCrypt Serpent

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM
    0.29
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM
    0.38

GB/s

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM (simulated)
    109.47
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM (simulated)
    134.19

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3612QM (simulated)
    497.32
  • Intel Core i7-3840QM (simulated)
    663.09

points - higher is better