Intel Core i3-4120U vs Intel Pentium P6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4120U and Intel Pentium P6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-4120U

Intel Pentium P6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4120U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1177 vs 772
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1948 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 April 2014 vs 6 January 2011
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1177 vs 772
PassMark - CPU mark	1948 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6300

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.27 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4120U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1177

772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

834

Name	Intel Core i3-4120U	Intel Pentium P6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1177	772
PassMark - CPU mark	1948	834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1495
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2614

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4120U	Intel Pentium P6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Arrandale
Launch date	14 April 2014	6 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1978	1982
Processor Number	i3-4120U	P6300
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0xA16
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	1
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4	1x16
Total number of SATA ports	4
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)