i3-N300 vs Pentium P6000

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium P6000
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35
+949%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Pentium P6000 by a whopping 949% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28811178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.3872.28
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date20 June 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.86 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.88 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier14no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors384 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
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
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300 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 P6000 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6000 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes169

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 P6000 0.51
i3-N300 5.35
+949%

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.

Pentium P6000 810
i3-N300 8497
+949%

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.

Pentium P6000 2051
i3-N300 2884
+40.6%

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.

Pentium P6000 3940
i3-N300 12014
+205%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium P6000 1638
i3-N300 4261
+160%

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.

Pentium P6000 36.1
i3-N300 17.49
+106%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium P6000 1
i3-N300 5
+351%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 5.35
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.29
Recency 20 June 2010 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

i3-N300 has a 949% higher aggregate performance score, 327.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-N300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6000 in performance tests.


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