i7-3910K vs Pentium Dual T3200

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2996not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency1.08no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)24 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors291 Million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K 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
Socketno data2011
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2008 24 July 2013
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium Dual T3200 has 271.4% lower power consumption.

i7-3910K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Core i7-3910K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3200 is a notebook processor while Core i7-3910K is a desktop one.


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