Core i3-2310E vs A10-4600M

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Aggregated performance score

A10-4600M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads
1.25
+5%

A10-4600M outperforms Core i3-2310E by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21932233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date15 May 2012 (11 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225
Current price$222 $225 (1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1r2Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+no data
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660GIntel HD Graphics 3000

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-4600M 1.25
+5%
i3-2310E 1.19

A10-4600M outperforms Core i3-2310E by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A10-4600M 1932
+4.7%
i3-2310E 1845

A10-4600M outperforms Core i3-2310E by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 1.19
Integrated graphics card 1.22 0.66
Recency 15 May 2012 1 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-4600M and Core i3-2310E.


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