Intel Core i3-4030U vs Intel Core i5-3317U

Core i3-4030U vs Core i5-3317U benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3317U beats the Core i3-4030U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-4030U 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 i3-4030U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-3317U. A Core i3-4030U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3317U CPU because of its slightly 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 i3-4030U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.