i3-2357M vs Athlon Neo X2 L335

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Neo X2 L335
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.33
Core i3-2357M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.50
+51.5%

Core i3-2357M outperforms Athlon Neo X2 L335 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30872898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon NeoIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.732.78
Architecture codenameCongo (2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M 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 data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M 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)
SocketASB1 BGAFCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHT 3.0, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
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 Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M 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 Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M 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 Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
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 data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo X2 L335 and Core i3-2357M.

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 Neo X2 L335 0.33
i3-2357M 0.50
+51.5%

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 Neo X2 L335 529
i3-2357M 788
+49%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon Neo X2 L335 1331
i3-2357M 1645
+23.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon Neo X2 L335 2565
i3-2357M 3808
+48.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon Neo X2 L335 1155
i3-2357M 1575
+36.4%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon Neo X2 L335 98.5
i3-2357M 42.34
+133%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.50
Recency 1 October 2009 1 June 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 17 Watt

i3-2357M has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2357M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo X2 L335 in performance tests.


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