Intel Core i7-3537U vs Intel Pentium G3220

Core i7-3537U vs Pentium G3220 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Pentium G3220 beats the Core i7-3537U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3537U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3537U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Pentium G3220 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3537U. A Core i7-3537U 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.

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 i7-3537U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.