Pentium U5600 vs i7-3820QM

Place in the ranking	1516	3002
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	7.47	2.05
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	29 April 2012 (12 years ago)	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$498	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3820QM 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.33 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	10
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm²	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3820QM 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1224,FCPGA988	Intel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4000	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	500 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

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.

i7-3820QM 3.55
+810%

Pentium U5600 0.39

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.

i7-3820QM 5637
+803%

Pentium U5600 624

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.55	0.39
Integrated graphics card	1.18	0.77
Recency	29 April 2012	9 January 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	18 Watt

i7-3820QM has a 810.3% higher aggregate performance score, 53.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium U5600, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-3820QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3820QM and Pentium U5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.