Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD E2-3000M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD E2-3000M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-2332M

AMD E2-3000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 731
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 668

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs 15 June 2011
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	936 vs 731
PassMark - CPU mark	1353 vs 668

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-3000M

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

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2332M
CPU 2: AMD E2-3000M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

936

731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1353

668

Name	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD E2-3000M
PassMark - Single thread mark	936	731
PassMark - CPU mark	1353	668
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1887

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD E2-3000M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	September 2011	15 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2363	2284
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series		AMD E-Series
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	149 mm	226 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	624 million	1000 Million
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	G2 (988B)	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)