AMD Athlon II P320 vs Intel Core i3-350M

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II P320 and Intel Core i3-350M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II P320

Intel Core i3-350M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P320

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
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
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.94 vs 0.268

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 10 January 2010
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.94 vs 0.268

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-350M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.26 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 874 vs 812
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1083 vs 698
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 245
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 720 vs 434
7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 20.244 vs 2.78
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1.66 vs 1.434

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	874 vs 812
PassMark - CPU mark	1083 vs 698
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	720 vs 434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.244 vs 2.78
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.66 vs 1.434

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II P320
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-350M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

812

874

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

698

1083

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

434

720

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.94

0.268

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.78

20.244

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.434

1.66

Name	AMD Athlon II P320	Intel Core i3-350M
PassMark - Single thread mark	812	874
PassMark - CPU mark	698	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	434	720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.94	0.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.78	20.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.434	1.66
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.585

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II P320	Intel Core i3-350M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Arrandale
Launch date	12 May 2010	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	3213	3202
Price now	$29.95	$44.05
Series	AMD Athlon II	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Value for money (0-100)	11.97	12.65
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$130
Processor Number		i3-350M
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Base frequency		2.26 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Transistor count		382 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g4	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)