i5-11400H vs Athlon X2 L310

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 L310
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 13 Watt
0.21
Core i5-11400H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.82
+4576%

Core i5-11400H outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by a whopping 4576% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3216788
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonTiger Lake
Power efficiency1.5326.54
Architecture codenameConesus (2009)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H 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
SocketBGA / 638 lidless micro-PGAFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus ProtectionIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H 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 X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core i5-11400H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 X2 L310 0.21
i5-11400H 9.82
+4576%

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 X2 L310 335
i5-11400H 15595
+4555%

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 X2 L310 116
i5-11400H 1814
+1464%

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 X2 L310 199
i5-11400H 6367
+3099%

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 X2 L310 987
i5-11400H 8712
+783%

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 X2 L310 1747
i5-11400H 39096
+2138%

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 X2 L310 866
i5-11400H 12043
+1291%

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 X2 L310 104.35
i5-11400H 6.8
+1435%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 9.82
Recency 10 September 2009 11 May 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon X2 L310 has 169.2% lower power consumption.

i5-11400H, on the other hand, has a 4576.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11400H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.


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