Intel Core i3-3110M vs Intel Core i3-390M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-3110M and Intel Core i3-390M 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-3110M

Intel Core i3-390M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3110M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 1076
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1636 vs 1276
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 440 vs 386
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 991 vs 798

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2012 vs 4 December 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240 vs 1076
PassMark - CPU mark	1636 vs 1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	440 vs 386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	991 vs 798

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-390M

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-3110M
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-390M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1240

1076

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1636

1276

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

440

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

991

798

Name	Intel Core i3-3110M	Intel Core i3-390M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1240	1076
PassMark - CPU mark	1636	1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	440	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	991	798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.739
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2703
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2703

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-3110M	Intel Core i3-390M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Arrandale
Launch date	1 September 2012	4 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$39
Place in performance rating	2616	2607
Price now	$139.95	$38.95
Processor Number	i3-3110M	i3-390M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.48	16.49
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x166
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	667 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 4000	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA988, FCBGA1023	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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)