Pentium E5200 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.20
+2646%
Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Pentium E5200 by a whopping 2646% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4082798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency56.780.86
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 16.20
+2646%
Pentium E5200 0.59

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 25734
+2649%
Pentium E5200 936

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.20 0.59
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 2645.8% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium E5200 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Pentium E5200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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