Intel Core i5-4300U vs Intel Core i7-3537U

Core i5-4300U vs Core i7-3537U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3537U performs better than the Core i5-4300U. Despite this, the Core i5-4300U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4300U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3537U. Despite this, the Core i7-3537U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-4300U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3537U CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. When comparing cache sizes, these CPUs have an identical amount of L2 cache. The Core i7-3537U also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 i5-4300U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.