300 vs Pentium 3805U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3805U and 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2552	1227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.86
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	no data
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$317 (2x MSRP)	$183

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3805U and 300 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U and 300 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	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and 300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and 300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3805U and 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and 300.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20

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.

300 outperforms Pentium 3805U by 509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	0.76	4.63
Recency	1 March 2015	1 January 2024
Threads	2	4

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3805U and 300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---