Intel Core i3-9100T vs Intel Core i5-10310U

Core i3-9100T vs Core i5-10310U comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-10310U beats the Core i3-9100T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-9100T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-10310U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-9100T has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10310U. Despite this, the Core i5-10310U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-10310U outputs less heat than Core i3-9100T 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. For instance, the Core i3-9100T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.