Intel Core i3-2310E vs AMD Athlon II N330

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2310E and AMD Athlon II N330 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 665
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 vs 12 May 2010
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 vs 665

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N330

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 813 vs 733
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 813 vs 733

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2310E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N330

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
733
813
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1845
665
Name Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Athlon II N330
PassMark - Single thread mark 733 813
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 665

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Athlon II N330

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Champlain
Launch date February 2011 12 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2606 2553
Price now $225
Processor Number i3-2310E
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Athlon II
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.72
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz
Die size 149 mm 117.5 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 624 million 234 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 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 3000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

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® AES New Instructions
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
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)