i3-2308M vs FX-8800P

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2294	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	11.46	no data
Designer	AMD	Intel
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 June 2015 (10 years ago)	20 February 2011 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M 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	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M 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	FP4	rPGA988B / BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	512 KB + 3 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 3000 and R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1100 MHz)
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Core i3-2308M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	20 February 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	512 Watt

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