Pentium 3825U vs Core i5-2300

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1799	2489
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Broadwell (2014−2019)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	30 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U 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	1
Socket	1155	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 2000

Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2300 and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.22	0.90
Recency	9 January 2011	30 March 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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