Intel Core i5-1035G1 vs Intel Core i5-5257U

Core i5-1035G1 vs Core i5-5257U benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-1035G1 beats the Core i5-5257U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-5257U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-1035G1 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i5-5257U that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-5257U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-5257U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-1035G1. Despite this, the Core i5-1035G1 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-1035G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-5257U 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 Core i5-1035G1 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-5257U. The Core i5-1035G1 also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i5-1035G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.