Intel Pentium T2370 vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

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Intel Pentium T2370 CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Intel Pentium T2370 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium T2370 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - 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 T2370 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.73 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium T2370 was released in Q1/2008.

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Intel Pentium T2000/T3000 (7) CPU group Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1)
1 Generation 3
Merom (Core) Architecture Cortex-A15
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium T2370 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium T2370 is 1.73 GHz while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz.

Intel Pentium T2370 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.73 GHz Frequency 1.40 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 T2370 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium T2370 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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.

no iGPU GPU Broadcom VideoCore 5
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 40 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version --

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.

no iGPU GPU Broadcom VideoCore 5
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium T2370 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s.

Intel Pentium T2370 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
DDR2-800 Memory
8 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium T2370 is 35 W, while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium T2370 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium T2370 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.

Intel Pentium T2370 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
65 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions --
PGA 478 Socket --
VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Linux
Q1/2008 Release date 02/2016
-- Release price 35 $
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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 T2370 Intel Pentium T2370
2C 2T @ 1.73 GHz
230 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 T2370 Intel Pentium T2370
2C 2T @ 1.73 GHz
410 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 T2370 Intel Pentium T2370
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (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 T2370 Intel Pentium T2370
2C 2T @ 1.73 GHz
561 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium T2370 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 3 B+

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