Intel Core i5-6400T vs Intel Core i3-4330

Core i5-6400T vs Core i3-4330 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-4330 beats the Core i5-6400T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-6400T in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-6400T has significantly more cores than the Core i3-4330. Indeed, the Core i5-6400T has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-4330. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-4330 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6400T. A Core i5-6400T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-4330 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. 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. For instance, the Core i5-6400T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.