Intel Core i5-3340 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 V2

Core i5-3340 vs Xeon E3-1225 V2 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E3-1225 V2 performs better than the Core i5-3340. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3340 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1225 V2 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-3340.

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 i5-3340 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.