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).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

Intel Core i5-2310

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: 3657 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	3657 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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

3657

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

621

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

1977

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.511

2.94

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	Intel Core i5-2310
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1490
PassMark - CPU mark	2008	3657
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
Essentials
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	2591	2592
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
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
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
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
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
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)