Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Pentium G2120

Core i3-7100U vs Pentium G2120 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Pentium G2120 performs better than the Core i3-7100U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-7100U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-7100U has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Pentium G2120 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i3-7100U. A Core i3-7100U CPU outputs less heat than a Pentium G2120 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-7100U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.