Pentium U5600 vs i3-380UM

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 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	4	2
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	1.33 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	10	10
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288	Intel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
PAE	36 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-380UM and Pentium U5600.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2010	9 January 2011
Threads	4	2

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