Intel Core i5-3210M vs Intel Core i7-3517U

Core i5-3210M vs Core i7-3517U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3517U performs better than the Core i5-3210M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3210M in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3210M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3517U. Also, the Core i5-3210M has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3517U outputs less heat than Core i5-3210M thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i5-3210M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.