i5-10310U vs Athlon II N350

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Phenom II X4 P960 V-Series V140
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Core i3-10110U Core i5-10210U Core i5-10310U Core i7-10510U Core i7-10610U Pentium Gold 6405U

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N350
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48
Core i5-10310U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.06
+746%

Core i5-10310U outperforms Athlon II N350 by a whopping 746% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon II N350 Athlon II N350
i5-10310U i5-10310U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29091415
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency1.3025.62
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data6 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 N350 0.48
i5-10310U 4.06
+746%

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 N350 767
i5-10310U 6446
+740%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.48 4.06
Recency 4 October 2010 13 May 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i5-10310U has a 745.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10310U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N350 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N350 and Core i5-10310U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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