Pentium P6200 vs i3-2328M
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-2328M outperforms Pentium P6200 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2620 | 2812 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.11 | 1.54 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $60 |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.13 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 22 | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA) | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PPGA988 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 667 MHz |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.78 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 26 September 2010 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
i3-2328M has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.
The Core i3-2328M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2328M and Pentium P6200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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