Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i3-1315U

Core i5-12400F vs Core i3-1315U comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12400F beats the Core i3-1315U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1315U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-12400F has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-12400F has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1315U. Despite this, the Core i3-1315U has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i5-12400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.