Intel Core i3-2310E vs AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2310E and AMD Turion II Ultra M600 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 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
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 955
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 vs 955

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M600

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 733
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 vs 733

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2310E
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
733
987
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1845
955
Name Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Turion II Ultra M600
PassMark - Single thread mark 733 987
PassMark - CPU mark 1845 955
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.072

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2310E AMD Turion II Ultra M600

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Caspian
Launch date February 2011 10 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2607 2589
Price now $225
Processor Number i3-2310E
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Turion II Ultra
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)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 624 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 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 Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
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
PowerNow

Virtualization

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