i3-2330M vs Pentium Dual T4300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.78
Core i3-2330M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.78

Contents

Pentium Dual T4300 Pentium Dual T4300
i3-2330M i3-2330M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26252626
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.102.10
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Number of transistors410 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPFCBGA1023,PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 Dual T4300 0.78
i3-2330M 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.

Pentium Dual T4300 1232
+0.1%
i3-2330M 1231

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 Dual T4300 2242
i3-2330M 2888
+28.8%

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 Dual T4300 4057
i3-2330M 6466
+59.4%

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 Dual T4300 1825
i3-2330M 2627
+43.9%

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 Dual T4300 39
i3-2330M 25.11
+55.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 April 2009 1 June 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

i3-2330M has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-2330M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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