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Intel Core 5 320 vs Core 5 220U

54 out of 100
Intel Core 5 320
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 220U
Intel Core 5 320
Intel Core 5 220U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 5 320 with 6-cores against the 1.4 GHz Core 5 220U with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 220U and 320
Advantages of Intel Core 5 320
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
Advantages of Intel Core 5 220U
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 5 320
vs
Core 5 220U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 5 320
106
Core 5 220U +2%
108
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 5 320
401
Core 5 220U +5%
423
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 113 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 566 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 5 320 +7%
2582
Core 5 220U
2422
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 5 320 +4%
8069
Core 5 220U
7735
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 5 320 +22%
3951
Core 5 220U
3248
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 5 320 +6%
15109
Core 5 220U
14276
Integer math 31.7 GOps/sec 48.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.8 GOps/sec 33.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 110M Primes/sec 50M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.6M Strings/sec 18M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.8 GBytes/sec 9.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 144.7 MBytes/sec 156.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1200 Frames/sec 904 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.9B Matrices/sec 9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 71 & 50 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.7 PPW 28.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 537.9 PPW 515.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1007.3 PPW 951.7 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 5 320 and Core 5 220U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released April 16, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Wildcat Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 320 220U
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Intel CPU rating (117th and 158th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 2 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.4 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 10
Total Threads 6 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x 14x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 10-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA1516 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 640
TMUs 16 40
ROPs 8 20
Execution Units 4 80
TGP 25 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 5 320
1.3 TFLOPS
Core 5 220U +31%
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 5 320 official page Intel Core 5 220U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 6 20

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Comments

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