Intel Core i3-2370M vs Intel Core i5-650

Core i3-2370M vs Core i5-650 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-650 beats the Core i3-2370M in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-2370M in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-650 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-2370M. A Core i3-2370M CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-650 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-2370M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.