i3-330E vs E1-2500

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3301	2892
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.04
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	0.96	0.86
Designer	AMD	Intel
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	23 May 2013 (12 years ago)	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$177

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 and Core i3-330E 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	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 and Core i3-330E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Core i3-330E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
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	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

E1-2500 and Core i3-330E 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 E1-2500 and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics and HD 8240	AMD Radeon HD 8240	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and Core i3-330E.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.34	0.71
Integrated graphics card	0.58	0.71
Recency	23 May 2013	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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