Intel Core i5-4310U vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Core i5-4310U vs Core i7-4600U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4310U performs better than the Core i7-4600U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4600U 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. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4600U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4310U. Also, the Core i7-4600U 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.

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 i5-4310U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.