Intel Core i5-10210U vs Intel Core i5-3450

Core i5-10210U vs Core i5-3450 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10210U performs better than the Core i5-3450. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3450 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-10210U has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-3450 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-10210U. Despite this, the Core i5-10210U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-10210U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3450 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 i5-10210U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.