i3-330M vs V-Series V140

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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200

Aggregate performance score

V-Series V140
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27
Core i3-330M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+137%

Core i3-330M outperforms V-Series V140 by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

V-Series V140 V-Series V140
i3-330M i3-330M

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31252752
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD V-SeriesIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.021.73
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Detailed specifications

V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz0.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate3200 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistorsno data382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M 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 V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M.

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.

V-Series V140 0.27
i3-330M 0.64
+137%

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.

V-Series V140 1913
i3-330M 2330
+21.8%

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.

V-Series V140 990
i3-330M 2230
+125%

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.

V-Series V140 68.3
i3-330M 23.95
+185%

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.

V-Series V140 1
i3-330M 2
+192%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.27 0.64
Recency 4 October 2010 7 January 2010
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

V-Series V140 has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.

i3-330M, on the other hand, has a 137% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-330M is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V140 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V140 and Core i3-330M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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