Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Pentium G4520

Core i3-7100U vs Pentium G4520 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Pentium G4520 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. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Pentium G4520 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-7100U. A Core i3-7100U CPU outputs less heat than a Pentium G4520 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i3-7100U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.