Pentium 2129Y vs Pentium Dual T3200
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T3200 outperforms Pentium 2129Y by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3011 | 3044 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 3.50 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $150 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 1 September 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Pentium Dual T3200 has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium 2129Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T3200 and Pentium 2129Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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