Intel Core i3-7130U vs Intel Core 2 Duo E7500

Core i3-7130U vs Core 2 Duo E7500 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-7130U beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core 2 Duo E7500 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i3-7130U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Duo E7500 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-7130U. A Core i3-7130U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Duo E7500 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 i3-7130U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.