i3-2332M vs Pentium G850
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G850 outperforms Core i3-2332M by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2542 | 2576 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.32 | 2.30 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 22 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 September 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $27 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 624 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 0.85 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 22 May 2011 | 1 September 2011 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium G850 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% faster integrated GPU.
i3-2332M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M.
Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2332M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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