i3-2365M vs Pentium B940

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
+3.8%
Core i3-2365M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.52

Pentium B940 outperforms Core i3-2365M by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28492876
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.462.89
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date19 June 2011 (13 years ago)27 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$225

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2014
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPGA988FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
FMA++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching--
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theft-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 3000 (350 - 1000 MHz)
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVO++
CRT++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium B940 0.54
+3.8%
i3-2365M 0.52

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.

Pentium B940 865
+5.4%
i3-2365M 821

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.

Pentium B940 317
+45.4%
i3-2365M 218

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.

Pentium B940 545
+16.7%
i3-2365M 467

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium B940 2610
+42.9%
i3-2365M 1826

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium B940 5067
+25.3%
i3-2365M 4044

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium B940 2034
+22.6%
i3-2365M 1659

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium B940 2
+16.4%
i3-2365M 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 0.52
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.66
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Pentium B940 has a 3.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% faster integrated GPU.

i3-2365M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium B940 and Core i3-2365M.


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