Intel Core i5-2320 vs Intel Core i7-870

Core i5-2320 vs Core i7-870 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-870 beats the Core i5-2320 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-2320 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-870 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-2320 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-870. Despite this, the Core i7-870 has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. For instance, the Core i5-2320 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.