i3-4100E vs i3-2310E

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2697	2695
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	0.07
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	1.27	1.21
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	1 February 2011 (15 years ago)	4 September 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-2310E and i3-4100E have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and Core i3-4100E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	149 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and Core i3-4100E 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)	1
Socket	Intel BGA1023	Intel BGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and Core i3-4100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and Core i3-4100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310E and Core i3-4100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics 4600

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz)

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.05	1.06
Integrated graphics card	0.61	1.70
Recency	1 February 2011	4 September 2013
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	37 Watt