More important for gaming than the number of cores and threads is the clock rate.
Is largely irrelevant, as long as you have at least 2 cores (preferably 4), and hyperthreading can sometimes Hyperthreading will beīeneficial for applications optimized for it, but it may slow others down. Their accompanying thread will always be beneficial for multi-threaded applications. Multiple threads are useful for improving the performance of multi-threaded applications. Which is not likely to be a limiting factor for gaming.īoth the Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz and the Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz have the same number of threads.īoth CPUs have one thread per physical core. The Core i5-3470 3.2GHz and the Core i5-2400 3.1GHz both have 4 cores, īoth the processor and integrated graphics have a rated board TDP of 95W. The processor integrates weak Graphics called Intel HD Graphics 2000, with 6 Execution Units, initially clocked at 850MHz and that go up to 1100MHz, in Turbo Mode which share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor. Īmong its many features, Turbo Boost and Virtualization are activated. It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), initially clocked at 3.1GHz, which may go up to 3.4GHz and 6MB of 元 Cache. Its performance is very good and sufficient for extreme gaming.Ĭore i5-2400 3.1GHz is a performance CPU based on the 32nm, Sandy Bridge architecture. īoth the processor and integrated graphics have a rated board TDP of 77W. The processor integrates relatively weak Graphics called Intel HD Graphics 2500, with 6 Execution Units, initially clocked at 650MHz and that go up to 1100MHz, in Turbo Mode which share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor. Īmong its many features, Turbo Boost and Virtualization are activated and the processor has multiplier unlocked. It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), initially clocked at 3.2GHz, which may go up to 3.7GHz and 6MB of 元 Cache. Core i5-3470 3.2GHz is a performance CPU based on the 22nm, Ivy Bridge architecture.