Intel Core i5-2450M vs Intel Pentium P6000

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2450M and Intel Pentium P6000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-2450M

Intel Pentium P6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90°C
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1286 vs 738
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2084 vs 823
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 520 vs 289
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1118 vs 515

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 November 2011 vs 1 April 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark	2084 vs 823
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520 vs 289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1118 vs 515

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2450M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1286

738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2084

823

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

520

289

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

515

Name	Intel Core i5-2450M	Intel Pentium P6000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1286	738
PassMark - CPU mark	2084	823
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520	289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1118	515
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2450M	Intel Pentium P6000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	2 November 2011	1 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225
Place in performance rating	2923	2929
Price now	$88.02
Processor Number	i5-2450M	P6000
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.36
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	149 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 Million	382 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		4800 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x116
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023, PPGA988	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	1
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)