Intel Core i5-4200H vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4200H and Intel Core i3-2310E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 i5-4200H

Intel Core i3-2310E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4200H

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 93% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.6 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1743 vs 733
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3012 vs 1845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs February 2011
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1743 vs 733
PassMark - CPU mark	3012 vs 1845

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4200H
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1743

733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3012

1845

Name	Intel Core i5-4200H	Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1743	733
PassMark - CPU mark	3012	1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.591

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4200H	Intel Core i3-2310E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 October 2013	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$257	$225
Place in performance rating	2584	2597
Processor Number	i5-4200H	i3-2310E
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Price now		$225
Value for money (0-100)		3.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	130 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	960 Million	624 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x416
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm	31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)