Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i3-9100F

Core i5-8265U vs Core i3-9100F benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-9100F performs better than the Core i5-8265U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8265U in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i5-8265U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-9100F has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8265U. Also, the Core i3-9100F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-9100F CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. When comparing cache sizes, these CPUs have an identical amount of L2 cache and L3 cache.

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.