Intel Core i5-2310 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2310 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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).

Intel Core i5-2310

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
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
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 620
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3664 vs 539
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs January 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	3664 vs 539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1977 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 621

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	67 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2310
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3664

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

621

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1977

954

Name	Intel Core i5-2310	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	620
PassMark - CPU mark	3664	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	621	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1977	954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2310	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	San Diego
Launch date	May 2011	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$59
Place in performance rating	2571	2545
Price now	$79.98	$108.95
Processor Number	i5-2310
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.38	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	105 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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
Sockets supported	LGA1155	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	67 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)