AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Core i5-2310
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and Intel Core i5-2310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460
- Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
- Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72.6°C
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C vs 72.6°C |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1490 vs 1395
- Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3652 vs 2008
- Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 621 vs 383
- Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 1013
- Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.94 vs 1.511
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 3 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1490 vs 1395 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3652 vs 2008 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 621 vs 383 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1977 vs 1013 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.94 vs 1.511 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2310
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Core i5-2310 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1395 | 1490 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2008 | 3652 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 383 | 621 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1013 | 1977 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.511 | 2.94 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 69.054 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.356 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.574 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.078 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Core i5-2310 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Rana | Sandy Bridge |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | May 2011 | May 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | $150 |
OPN PIB | ADX460WFGMBOX | |
OPN Tray | ADX460WFK32GM | |
Place in performance rating | 2582 | 2583 |
Price now | $38.99 | $79.98 |
Series | AMD Athlon II X3 | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Value for money (0-100) | 21.59 | 20.38 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i5-2310 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 2.90 GHz |
Die size | 169 mm | 216 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 75°C | 72.6°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
Number of cores | 3 | 4 |
Number of threads | 3 | 4 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 1160 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 73 °C | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 1066/1333 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | LGA1155 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Graphics |
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Device ID | 0x102 | |
Graphics base frequency | 850 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |