Intel Pentium P6300 vs Core i3-330M

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Combined performance score

i3-330M
0.66
+22.2%

Core i3-330M outperforms Pentium P6300 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25882694
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years old)9 January 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data
Current price$54 (1.1x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.27 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz0.27 GHz
Bus support2500 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA90 °C
Number of transistors382 Million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 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 configuration11
SocketBGA1288,PGA988PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI--
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/s17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium P6300.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes161

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.

i3-330M 0.66
+22.2%
Pentium P6300 0.54

Core i3-330M outperforms Pentium P6300 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-330M 1020
+22.3%
Pentium P6300 834

Core i3-330M outperforms Pentium P6300 by 22% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.66 0.54
Recency 7 January 2010 9 January 2011
Threads 4 2

The Core i3-330M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6300 in performance tests.


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