i3-2357M vs Pentium Dual T3200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T3200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40
Core i3-2357M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.50
+25%

Core i3-2357M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3200 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium Dual T3200 Pentium Dual T3200
i3-2357M i3-2357M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30112897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.082.78
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M 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 speedno data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Dual T3200 0.40
i3-2357M 0.50
+25%

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 Dual T3200 631
i3-2357M 788
+24.9%

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 Dual T3200 3600
i3-2357M 3808
+5.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.40 0.50
Recency 1 October 2008 1 June 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

i3-2357M has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2357M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3200 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i3-2357M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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