Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Core i7-8650U

Core i3-8130U vs Core i7-8650U specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-8650U performs better than the Core i3-8130U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8130U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8650U has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8130U. Indeed, the Core i7-8650U has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8130U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8130U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8130U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8650U. Despite this, the Core i7-8650U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-8650U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8130U. The Core i7-8650U also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i3-8130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.