Pentium 3825U vs i3-2310E

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2697	2887
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	0.06
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.27	2.25
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	1 February 2011 (15 years ago)	1 March 2015 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-2310E has 17% better value for money than Pentium 3825U.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U 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	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	5 GT/s
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)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U 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	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2310E and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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	0.80
Integrated graphics card	0.61	0.72
Recency	1 February 2011	1 March 2015
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt