AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 and Intel Core i3-2310E 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FX-7500

Intel Core i3-2310E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 733
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1966 vs 1845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs February 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	973 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark	1966 vs 1845

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1966

1845

Name	AMD FX-7500	Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark	973	733
PassMark - CPU mark	1966	1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2174

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-7500	Intel Core i3-2310E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	February 2011
OPN Tray	FM7500ECH44JA
Place in performance rating	2443	2514
Series	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$225
Processor Number		i3-2310E
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.10 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	245 mm	149 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2410 Million	624 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100C (BGA)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.6 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	553 MHz	1.05 GHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 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	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
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)