Processor U300 vs Pentium G850

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Processor U300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2524not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency1.32no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 and Processor U300 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 and Processor U300 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 and Processor U300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Processor U300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Processor U300.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 5
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Processor U300 has an age advantage of 11 years, 150% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G850 and Processor U300. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.


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