Athlon XP 2100+ vs i3-380M
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2644 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.05 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ 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 | 2.53 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ 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 | BGA1288,PGA988 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 72 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ 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 i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 72 Watt |
i3-380M has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 105.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-380M and Athlon XP 2100+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i3-380M is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 2100+ is a desktop one.
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