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.

Intel Core i3-2310E

AMD Athlon II N330

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	2605	2552
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™)