E2-3000 vs Athlon II M320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
+2.2%
E2-3000
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.46

Athlon II M320 outperforms E2-3000 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29212937
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD E-Series
Power efficiency1.262.89
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.65 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1024 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)FT3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow++
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8280
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II M320 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M320 and E2-3000.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 II M320 0.47
+2.2%
E2-3000 0.46

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 II M320 749
+3.2%
E2-3000 726

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 0.46
Recency 10 September 2009 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II M320 has a 2.2% higher aggregate performance score.

E2-3000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II M320 and E2-3000.


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