AMD E2-9010 vs Intel Core i3-2310M

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-9010 and Intel Core i3-2310M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 E2-9010

Intel Core i3-2310M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-9010

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2016 vs 20 February 2011
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 906
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1216 vs 1073

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	936 vs 906
PassMark - CPU mark	1216 vs 1073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-9010
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

906

936

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1073

1216

Name	AMD E2-9010	Intel Core i3-2310M
PassMark - Single thread mark	906	936
PassMark - CPU mark	1073	1216
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		365
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.516

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-9010	Intel Core i3-2310M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD E-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2016	20 February 2011
OPN Tray	EM9010AVY23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	2418	3124
Series	AMD E2-Series APU for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$76
Price now		$38.81
Processor Number		i3-2310M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		18.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	200 MHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	4
Die size	124.5 mm	149 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1200 Million	624 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
CRT
eDP
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm *rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)