Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Athlon II N350

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD Athlon II N350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i3-2332M

AMD Athlon II N350

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 767

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1353 vs 767

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N350

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 945 vs 936

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	945 vs 936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2332M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

936

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1353

767

Name	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD Athlon II N350
PassMark - Single thread mark	936	945
PassMark - CPU mark	1353	767

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD Athlon II N350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Champlain
Launch date	September 2011	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2363	2376
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series		AMD Athlon II
Performance
64 bit support
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 frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	624 million	234 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	G2 (988B)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)