Intel Pentium E5700 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5700 and Intel Core i3-370M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium E5700

Intel Core i3-370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1186 vs 976

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2010 vs 10 January 2010
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186 vs 976

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1168 vs 1085
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 750 vs 583

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1168 vs 1085
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	750 vs 583

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5700
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1186

976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1085

1168

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

750

Name	Intel Pentium E5700	Intel Core i3-370M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1186	976
PassMark - CPU mark	1085	1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	583	750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E5700	Intel Core i3-370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Arrandale
Launch date	August 2010	10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$245
Place in performance rating	2595	3126
Price now	$14.99	$39.96
Processor Number	E5700	i3-370M
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	34.17	14.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	82 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16