Pentium Dual Core T3200 vs Core i5
Primary details
Comparing Core i5 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1772 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.75 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Architecture codename | no data | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 1 October 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | $190 | $29 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 667 MHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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%
Core i5 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3200 by 312% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2023 | 1 October 2008 |
We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5 is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T3200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5 and Pentium Dual Core T3200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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