Intel Core i3-3110M vs Intel Core i7-640LM

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-3110M and Intel Core i7-640LM 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3110M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 1049
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1636 vs 1522
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 440 vs 400
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 991 vs 782
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2012 vs 4 January 2010
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1240 vs 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 1636 vs 1522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 440 vs 400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 991 vs 782

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-640LM

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)
L3 cache 4096 KB vs 3072 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-3110M
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-640LM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1240
1049
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1636
1522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
440
400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
991
782
Name Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i7-640LM
PassMark - Single thread mark 1240 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 1636 1522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 440 400
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 991 782
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 i7-640LM

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Arrandale
Launch date 1 September 2012 4 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $225 $332
Place in performance rating 2616 2622
Price now $139.95
Processor Number i3-3110M i7-640LM
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.48
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.13 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm 81 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA) 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.93 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 266 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 566 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 566 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) BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCPGA988, FCBGA1023 BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 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)