Intel Core i3-2310E vs Intel Pentium U5400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2310E and Intel Pentium U5400 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.

Intel Core i3-2310E

Intel Pentium U5400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2.1x more maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 733 vs 501
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs 24 May 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	733 vs 501
PassMark - CPU mark	1845 vs 552

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5400

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100C (BGA)
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100C (BGA)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2310E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

733

501

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1845

552

Name	Intel Core i3-2310E	Intel Pentium U5400
PassMark - Single thread mark	733	501
PassMark - CPU mark	1845	552
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1596

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2310E	Intel Pentium U5400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	February 2011	24 May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225
Place in performance rating	2601	2593
Price now	$225
Processor Number	i3-2310E	U5400
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.72
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.20 GHz
Die size	149 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100C (BGA)	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 million	382 million
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	500 MHz
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	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	1
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)