Intel Core i5-5200U vs Intel Core i3-5010U

Core i5-5200U vs Core i3-5010U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-5200U performs better than the Core i3-5010U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-5010U 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 i5-5200U has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-5010U. 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 info from our database shows that the Core i3-5010U has more L2 cache than the Core i5-5200U. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

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 i5-5200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.