Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20 vs Core i3-2310M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2581	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)	3 November 2003 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20 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	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	149 mm2	269 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	178 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20 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	rPGA988B / BGA1023	478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	92 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20. 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 i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2 Depends on motherboard
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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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2310M and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.20.

PCI Express lanes

16

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 February 2011	3 November 2003
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	92 Watt

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