i3-330E vs Pentium 3805U

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2992	2955
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	0.04
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	1.91	0.87
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	1 March 2015 (11 years ago)	7 January 2010 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$177

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium 3805U and i3-330E have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E 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	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E 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	FCBGA1168	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E. 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
FMA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8.79 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	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	667 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and Core i3-330E.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.68	0.72
Recency	1 March 2015	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt