Pentium P6200 vs i5-3340

Place in the ranking	1725	2829
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	3.26	1.54
Architecture codename	no data	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$60

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3340 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	0.13 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3340 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	667 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

i5-3340 2.65
+365%

Pentium P6200 0.57

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.

i5-3340 4213
+364%

Pentium P6200 908

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.

i5-3340 560
+96.5%

Pentium P6200 285

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.

i5-3340 1675
+250%

Pentium P6200 479

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.65	0.57
Integrated graphics card	0.69	0.77
Recency	1 July 2013	26 September 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	35 Watt

i5-3340 has a 364.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium P6200, on the other hand, has 11.6% faster integrated GPU, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-3340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6200 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-3340 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6200 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3340 and Pentium P6200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.