Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i3-3220

Core i5-8265U vs Core i3-3220 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-8265U beats the Core i3-3220 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3220 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-8265U has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-3220 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-3220. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-3220 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8265U. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-3220 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. Indeed, the Core i5-8265U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.