Intel Core i5-8259U vs Intel Core i5-3570

Core i5-8259U vs Core i5-3570 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3570 beats the Core i5-8259U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8259U in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i5-8259U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3570 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8259U. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. A Core i5-8259U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3570 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. Indeed, the Core i5-8259U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.