Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i3-3240

Core i5-8265U vs Core i3-3240 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8265U performs better than the Core i3-3240. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3240 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i5-8265U has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i3-3240 has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-3240. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-3240 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8265U. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-3240 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 i5-8265U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.