Intel Pentium G3220T vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Pentium G3220T vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Pentium G3220T performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q6600. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q6600 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core 2 Quad Q6600 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Pentium G3220T that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Pentium G3220T. Our comparison shows that the Pentium G3220T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q6600. A Pentium G3220T CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q6600 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. For instance, the Pentium G3220T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.