Intel Core i7-3612QE vs Intel Core i9-10910

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Intel Core i7-3612QE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i9-10910

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3612QE or Intel Core i9-10910 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-3612QE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QE was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10910 was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
3 Generation 10
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3612QE has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3612QE is 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10910 is at 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Core i7-3612QE Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
4 Cores 10
8 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-3612QE or Intel Core i9-10910 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 24
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3612QE can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-10910 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
DDR3L-1066, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3612QE is 35 W, while the Intel Core i9-10910 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3612QE is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-10910 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1023 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2020
363 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3612QE (45%)
Intel Core i9-10910 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3612QE (25%)
Intel Core i9-10910 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
690 (54%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1286 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2737 (29%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
9507 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
565 (35%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1628 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1948 (23%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
8439 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz
256 (56%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4929 (23%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
21840 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
5223 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i9-10910
Unknown iMac 27“ i9 2020

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