Core i3-6006U vs Pentium Dual Core T4300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.80

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25172075
Place by popularitynot in top-10066
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i3
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2009 (15 years ago)11 November 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$58 $452 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U 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 data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus support800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm299 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U 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
SocketPGA478FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 520
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 T4300 0.80
i3-6006U 1.48
+85%

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium Dual T4300 1232
i3-6006U 2282
+85.2%

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 85% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium Dual T4300 2242
i3-6006U 3227
+43.9%

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium Dual T4300 4057
i3-6006U 7364
+81.5%

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by 82% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium Dual T4300 39
i3-6006U 24.3
+60.5%

Pentium Dual Core T4300 outperforms Core i3-6006U by 60% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 1.48
Recency 1 June 2009 11 November 2016
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i3-6006U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.


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