Athlon II M300 vs Core i3-3250

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2018	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Athlon II
Architecture codename	no data	Caspian (2009)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$40	$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 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	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	3200 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1155	Socket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller
AES-NI	-	no data
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR2
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2500	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3250 and Athlon II M300.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2013	10 September 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

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