Pentium U5600 vs Core i5-2310

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1705	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.44	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data
Current price	$143 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.33 GHz
Bus support	no data	2500 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 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	1
Socket	LGA1155	Intel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	500 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2310 and Pentium U5600.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	1

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	22 May 2011	9 January 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	18 Watt

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