Intel Core i5-2320 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Core i5-2320 vs Core i3-1215U specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-1215U performs better than the Core i5-2320. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2320 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i3-1215U has significantly more cores than the Core i5-2320. Indeed, the Core i3-1215U has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-2320. It also has more threads than the Core i5-2320. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-2320 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i3-1215U. Despite this, the Core i3-1215U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-1215U outputs less heat than Core i5-2320 thanks to a 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. For instance, the Core i5-2320 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.