Intel Core i3-4020Y vs Intel Core i5-3210M

Core i3-4020Y vs Core i5-3210M benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3210M beats the Core i3-4020Y in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-4020Y in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-3210M has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-4020Y. A Core i3-4020Y CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3210M CPU because of its 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 i3-4020Y has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.