AMD Mobile Sempron M100 vs Intel Core i5-3210M

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General info

Comparing Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1958not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Mobile Sempron
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 June 2012 (11 years old)10 September 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data
Current price$134 (0.6x MSRP)$31

Technical specs

Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus supportno data3200 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm40 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA988S
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXAMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
VirusProtectno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 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 i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4000no data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3210M and Mobile Sempron M100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-3210M 18.56
+345%
Mobile Sempron M100 82.5

Mobile Sempron M100 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 345% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 June 2012 10 September 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

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