i3-6006U vs Pentium Dual T4300

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.78
Core i3-6006U
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.43
+83.3%

Core i3-6006U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4300 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26252181
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.119.02
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)10 November 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U 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 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate800 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U 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)
SocketPFCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U 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 i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 520
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Core i3-6006U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
i3-6006U 1.43
+83.3%

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
i3-6006U 2278
+84.9%

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
i3-6006U 3227
+43.9%

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
i3-6006U 7364
+81.5%

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
i3-6006U 24.3
+60.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 1.43
Recency 1 April 2009 10 November 2016
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i3-6006U has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6006U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4300 in performance tests.


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