Intel Core i3-3229Y vs Intel Pentium 4405U

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Intel Core i3-3229Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 4405U
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Pentium 4405U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3229Y or Intel Pentium 4405U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3229Y was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 4405U was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 3000Y (4) CPU group Intel Pentium 4000 (2)
3 Generation 6
Ivy Bridge Y Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3229Y is 1.40 GHz while the Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 4405U is at 2.10 GHz.

Intel Core i3-3229Y Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-3229Y Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3229Y or Intel Pentium 4405U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 12
128 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3229Y can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium 4405U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-3229Y Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 10
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-3229Y is 13 W, while the Intel Pentium 4405U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-3229Y Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
13 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
7 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3229Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium 4405U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-3229Y Characteristic Intel Pentium 4405U
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3229Y (63%)
Intel Pentium 4405U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3229Y (51%)
Intel Pentium 4405U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
311 (63%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
492 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
657 (53%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1236 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218 (100%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (84%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1009 (48%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2100 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
445 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
972 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
89 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
227 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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