Pentium 997 vs i3-380M

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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200
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Core i3-2310M Core i3-2330M Core i3-2350M Core i5-2410M Core i5-2430M Core i5-2450M Core i5-2520M Core i5-2540M Core i7-2630QM Core i7-2640M Core i7-2670QM Pentium B960

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-380M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
+47.1%
Pentium 997
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.51

Core i3-380M outperforms Pentium 997 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i3-380M i3-380M
Pentium 997 Pentium 997

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26442866
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.032.84
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date26 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$134

Detailed specifications

Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 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 speed2.53 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.53 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier1916
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-380M and Pentium 997. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-380M and Pentium 997. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency667 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-380M and Pentium 997 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-380M and Pentium 997.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i3-380M 0.75
+47.1%
Pentium 997 0.51

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.

i3-380M 1199
+48.2%
Pentium 997 809

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.

i3-380M 331
+37.3%
Pentium 997 241

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.

i3-380M 648
+52.5%
Pentium 997 425

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.75 0.51
Recency 26 October 2010 1 September 2012
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

i3-380M has a 47.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium 997, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-380M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 997 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-380M and Pentium 997, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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