Intel Core i5-8500T vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Core i5-8500T vs Core i3-1215U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-1215U performs better than the Core i5-8500T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8500T in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i3-1215U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-8500T has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1215U. Despite this, the Core i3-1215U has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-1215U outputs less heat than Core i5-8500T thanks to a 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 i3-1215U has more L2 cache than the Core i5-8500T. The Core i3-1215U 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 i5-8500T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.