Intel Pentium B940 vs Intel Core i3-3227U

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Intel Pentium B940 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3227U
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Core i3-3227U

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium B940 or Intel Core i3-3227U - 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 Pentium B940 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B940 was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Core i3-3227U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3227U was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Pentium 900 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 3000U (12)
3 Generation 3
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium B940 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Intel Core i3-3227U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz.
Intel Pentium B940 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.90 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 Pentium B940 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 16
48 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.0

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 (Sandy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium B940 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3227U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium B940 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium B940 has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i3-3227U is 17 W.
Intel Pentium B940 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
85 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium B940 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-3227U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Pentium B940 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3227U
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
PGA 988 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q1/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 (78%)
Intel Core i3-3227U (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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
387 (99%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
392 (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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
739 (78%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
952 (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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
347 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
331 (95%)

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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
617 (89%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
697 (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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (38%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (100%)

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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
856 (67%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1284 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
363 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
69 (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 Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
175 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Core i3-3227U
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