Intel Core i3-3240T vs Intel Core i7-5500U

Core i3-3240T vs Core i7-5500U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-5500U performs better than the Core i3-3240T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3240T in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-3240T has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-5500U. The Core i7-5500U 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.