ARM Cortex-M4 vs Core i3-2308M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4 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	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Current price	$136	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4 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	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	624 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	rPGA988B / BGA1023	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2308M and ARM Cortex-M4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

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Pros & cons summary

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