Intel Pentium 738 vs Core i5 3230M |
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Released January, 2013
Intel Core i5 3230M
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3230M
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Pentium 738 vs the Core i5 3230M. | |||||||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium 738 vs Core i5 3230M
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 738 | vs | Core i5 3230M |
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| Clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 479 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
details | Pentium 738 | vs | Core i5 3230M |
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| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 14 | 26 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 7.5W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 6.09W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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