Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs Core i3-4000M
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-4000M outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a whopping 580% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2676 | 3568 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core 2 Solo |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 4 September 2013 (12 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $262 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 | 2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 | FCPGA946 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | no data |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 2880x1800@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Core 2 Solo SU3500.
| PCIe version | 2 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.02 | 0.15 |
| Recency | 4 September 2013 | 1 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 5 Watt |
i3-4000M has a 580% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Solo SU3500, on the other hand, has 640% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i3-4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.
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