Intel Pentium P6200 vs Intel Core i7-820QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium P6200 and Intel Core i7-820QM 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date 26 September 2010 vs 23 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-820QM

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1014 vs 857
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1775 vs 908
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 381 vs 325
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1185 vs 577
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 8196 KB vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1014 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark 1775 vs 908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 381 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1185 vs 577

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium P6200
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-820QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
857
1014
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
908
1775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
325
381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
577
1185
Name Intel Pentium P6200 Intel Core i7-820QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 857 1014
PassMark - CPU mark 908 1775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 325 381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 577 1185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 20.687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.267

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium P6200 Intel Core i7-820QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Clarksfield
Launch date 26 September 2010 23 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $60 $546
Place in performance rating 2814 2816
Price now $44.95 $139
Processor Number P6200 i7-820QM
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.83 6.84
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.13 GHz 1.73 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 296 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB 8196 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.13 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Transistor count 382 million 774 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 667 MHz
Graphics max frequency 667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PGA988 PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 1 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 2
PCIe configurations 1x16 1x16, 2x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)