Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i7 X 990

Core i3-1215U vs Core i7 X 990 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-1215U is faster than the Core i7 X 990. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7 X 990 in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7 X 990 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7 X 990 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1215U. In terms of cache, the Core i7 X 990 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-1215U

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 i3-1215U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.