i3-2310M vs Athlon 5150

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5150
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87
+13%
Core i3-2310M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.77

Athlon 5150 outperforms Core i3-2310M by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25642647
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.292.08
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M 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)
SocketAM1FCBGA1023,PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 3000
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes416

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.

Athlon 5150 0.87
+13%
i3-2310M 0.77

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.

Athlon 5150 1388
+13.6%
i3-2310M 1222

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 5150 173
i3-2310M 324
+87.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 5150 476
i3-2310M 648
+36.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.77
Recency 9 April 2014 1 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 5150 has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 5150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2310M in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5150 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2310M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5150 and Core i3-2310M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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