Intel Core i3-8109U vs Intel Pentium G3220

Core i3-8109U vs Pentium G3220 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Pentium G3220 performs better than the Core i3-8109U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-8109U has more threads. In terms of clock speed, the Core i3-8109U and Pentium G3220 are identical in this regard. A Core i3-8109U CPU outputs less heat than a Pentium G3220 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 i3-8109U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.