Intel Core i3-9100T vs Intel Core i5-9500T

Core i3-9100T vs Core i5-9500T comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-9500T performs better than the Core i3-9100T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-9100T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-9500T has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i3-9100T that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-9100T. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-9100T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-9500T. In addition, both chips have the same 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.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i3-9100T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.