Intel Core i3-3240T vs Intel Core i3-5010U

Core i3-3240T vs Core i3-5010U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-3240T performs better than the Core i3-5010U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-5010U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-3240T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-5010U. The Core i3-5010U outputs less heat than Core i3-3240T thanks to a significantly lower TDP. 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 i3-3240T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.