V-Series V120 vs i3-2310E

Place in the ranking	2380	3146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD V-Series
Power efficiency	3.14	1.02
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	3200 MHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120 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	Intel BGA1023	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120. 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

Intel HD Graphics 3000

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.16	0.27
Recency	1 February 2011	12 May 2010
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

i3-2310E has a 329.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2310E is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2310E and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.