Pentium 3805U vs i5-480M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
+12.2%
Pentium 3805U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.74

Core i5-480M outperforms Pentium 3805U by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25952677
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.244.67
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$81$161

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U 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
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency766 MHz800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i5-480M 0.83
+12.2%
Pentium 3805U 0.74

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.

i5-480M 1325
+12.5%
Pentium 3805U 1178

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-480M 363
+18.2%
Pentium 3805U 307

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-480M 686
+17.5%
Pentium 3805U 584

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.

i5-480M 2
+30.5%
Pentium 3805U 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.74
Recency 9 January 2011 1 March 2015
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i5-480M has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-480M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.


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