i3-2312M vs Athlon II P340

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P340
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.45
Core i3-2312M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.73
+62.2%

Core i3-2312M outperforms Athlon II P340 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon II P340 Athlon II P340
i3-2312M i3-2312M

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29502690
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.701.97
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3200 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g4PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data-
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 II P340 and Core i3-2312M 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 II P340 and Core i3-2312M 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 P340 and Core i3-2312M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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 P340 0.45
i3-2312M 0.73
+62.2%

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 P340 710
i3-2312M 1159
+63.2%

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 II P340 187
i3-2312M 356
+90.4%

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 II P340 307
i3-2312M 826
+169%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.45 0.73
Recency 4 October 2010 1 September 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II P340 has 40% lower power consumption.

i3-2312M, on the other hand, has a 62.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-2312M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P340 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P340 and Core i3-2312M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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