Intel Core i5-8265U vs Intel Core i5-3320M

Core i5-8265U vs Core i5-3320M benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8265U performs better than the Core i5-3320M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3320M 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 i5-3320M has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-3320M. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-3320M has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8265U. Despite this, the Core i5-8265U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8265U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3320M CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-8265U has more L2 cache than the Core i5-3320M. The Core i5-8265U also has significantly more L3 cache.

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.