Intel Core i5-4200U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200

Core i5-4200U vs Core 2 Quad Q8200 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4200U performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q8200. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q8200 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has significantly more cores than the Core i5-4200U. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i5-4200U. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4200U. A Core i5-4200U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 i5-4200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.