Intel Core i5-8500 vs Intel Core i3-1315U

Core i5-8500 vs Core i3-1315U comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-8500 beats the Core i3-1315U in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i3-1315U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-1315U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-8500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1315U. Despite this, the Core i3-1315U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i3-1315U has more L2 cache than the Core i5-8500. The Core i3-1315U also has slightly more 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. For instance, the Core i5-8500 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.