Intel Core i5-2310 vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2310 and AMD Athlon II X2 255 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1492 vs 1234
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3660 vs 1175
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 621 vs 353
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 660
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs January 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark 3660 vs 1175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 621 vs 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1977 vs 660

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2310
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 255

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1492
1234
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3660
1175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
621
353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1977
660
Name Intel Core i5-2310 AMD Athlon II X2 255
PassMark - Single thread mark 1492 1234
PassMark - CPU mark 3660 1175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 621 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1977 660
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 II X2 255

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Regor
Launch date May 2011 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $60
Place in performance rating 2571 2555
Price now $79.98 $65.22
Processor Number i5-2310
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors AMD Athlon II X2
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 20.38 8.34
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray AD255EHDK23GM

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.90 GHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 73 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 1160 million 410 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 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)