Pentium Dual T4300 vs i3-6157U

Place in the ranking	2026	2627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency	5.88	2.11
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$304	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 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
Socket	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	P
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	64 MB	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Graphics 550	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

i3-6157U 1.74
+123%

Pentium Dual T4300 0.78

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.

i3-6157U 2770
+125%

Pentium Dual T4300 1232

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.74	0.78
Recency	1 September 2016	1 April 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	35 Watt

i3-6157U has a 123.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6157U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-6157U and Pentium Dual Core T4300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.