Intel Core i5-10210U vs AMD FX-4300

Core i5-10210U vs FX-4300 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10210U performs better than the FX-4300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the FX-4300 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-10210U has significantly more cores than the FX-4300. Indeed, the Core i5-10210U has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the FX-4300. It also has more threads than the FX-4300. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-4300 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10210U. A Core i5-10210U CPU outputs less heat than a FX-4300 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the FX-4300 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-10210U. Despite this, the Core i5-10210U has significantly more L3 cache compared to the FX-4300.

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. Indeed, the Core i5-10210U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.