Intel Core i5-6300HQ vs Intel Core i3-2130

Core i5-6300HQ vs Core i3-2130 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-6300HQ performs better than the Core i3-2130. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-2130 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-6300HQ has significantly more cores than the Core i3-2130. Indeed, the Core i5-6300HQ has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-2130. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-2130 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6300HQ. A Core i5-6300HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-2130 CPU because of its 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. For instance, the Core i5-6300HQ has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.