Intel Pentium B940 vs Intel Pentium P6200

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B940 and Intel Pentium P6200 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 325
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 644 vs 577
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2011 vs 26 September 2010
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 644 vs 577

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6200

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85 C
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 908 vs 865
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 85 C
L3 cache 3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 857 vs 855
PassMark - CPU mark 908 vs 865

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B940
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
855
857
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
865
908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
355
325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
644
577
Name Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium P6200
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 857
PassMark - CPU mark 865 908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 644 577

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium P6200

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Arrandale
Launch date 15 May 2011 26 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $30 $60
Place in performance rating 2801 2814
Price now $29.94 $44.95
Processor Number B940 P6200
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 16.94 8.83
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.13 GHz
Die size 149 mm 81 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 85 C 90°C
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.13 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Transistor count 624 Million 382 million
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 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

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 667 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz 667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics

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) 37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported PGA988 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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)