Intel Core i3-3227U vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7200

Core i3-3227U vs Core 2 Duo E7200 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core 2 Duo E7200 beats the Core i3-3227U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3227U in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i3-3227U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Duo E7200 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-3227U. A Core i3-3227U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Duo E7200 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 i3-3227U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.