i3-2332M vs Pentium G850

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G850
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.91
+7.1%
Core i3-2332M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.85

Pentium G850 outperforms Core i3-2332M by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25272561
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.322.30
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M 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 speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M 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)
SocketFCLGA1155G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Pentium G850 0.91
+7.1%
i3-2332M 0.85

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 G850 1443
+6.7%
i3-2332M 1353

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.85
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.66
Recency 22 May 2011 1 September 2011
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G850 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% faster integrated GPU.

i3-2332M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M.

Note that Pentium G850 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2332M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G850 and Core i3-2332M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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