Intel Core i3-2310E vs AMD Mobile Sempron M100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2310E and AMD Mobile Sempron M100 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 733 vs 546
  • 5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 332
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 733 vs 546
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 vs 332

Reasons to consider the AMD Mobile Sempron M100

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2310E
CPU 2: AMD Mobile Sempron M100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
733
546
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1845
332
Name Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Mobile Sempron M100
PassMark - Single thread mark 733 546
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 332
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1102
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1051

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Mobile Sempron M100

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Caspian
Launch date February 2011 10 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2606 2524
Price now $225
Processor Number i3-2310E
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Mobile Sempron
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
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 40 nm
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4 1
Transistor count 624 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 S
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 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)