Intel Pentium P6200 vs Intel Core i7-840QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium P6200 and Intel Core i7-840QM 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.

Intel Pentium P6200

Intel Core i7-840QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 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 1 June 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-840QM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.20 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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1138 vs 858
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1952 vs 912
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 398 vs 325
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1289 vs 577

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1138 vs 858
PassMark - CPU mark	1952 vs 912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	398 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1289 vs 577

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium P6200
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-840QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

858

1138

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

1952

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

325

398

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

577

1289

Name	Intel Pentium P6200	Intel Core i7-840QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	858	1138
PassMark - CPU mark	912	1952
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	325	398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	577	1289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium P6200	Intel Core i7-840QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Clarksfield
Launch date	26 September 2010	1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$568
Place in performance rating	2825	2510
Price now	$44.95	$289.97
Processor Number	P6200	i7-840QM
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.83	3.46
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	1.86 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	1 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz	3.20 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)