Intel Core i7-10510U vs Intel Core i5-3470S

Core i7-10510U vs Core i5-3470S specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-10510U performs better than the Core i5-3470S. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3470S in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-10510U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3470S has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10510U. Despite this, the Core i7-10510U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-10510U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-3470S CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i7-10510U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.