i3-2332M vs Pentium M 740

Place in the ranking	3228	2561
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Pentium M	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	0.70	2.30
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)	1 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	1.73 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.73 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	533 MHz	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	32 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Die size	87 mm²	149 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	144 million	624 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 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	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-2332M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 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 M 740 and Core i3-2332M are enumerated here.

VT-x

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-2332M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.20	0.85
Recency	19 January 2005	1 September 2011
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	35 Watt

Pentium M 740 has 29.6% lower power consumption.

i3-2332M, on the other hand, has a 325% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-2332M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 740 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 740 and Core i3-2332M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.