Core i3-2308M vs Athlon II Neo K125
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II Neo | Intel Core i3 |
| Architecture codename | Geneva (2010) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $136 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 2000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | rPGA988B / BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3 memory controller | no data |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 20 February 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
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