i3-2308M vs Celeron M 320

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Celeron M	Intel Core i3
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Banias (2003)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	no data	20 February 2011 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 320 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
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	400 MHz	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	512 KB L2 Cache	3 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C
Number of transistors	no data	624 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 320 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	H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478	rPGA988B / BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	24.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 320 and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron M 320 and Core i3-2308M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 320 and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 320 and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1100 MHz)

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	130 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	35 Watt