i3-2308M vs A4-3310MX
Primary details
Comparing A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Intel Core i3 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-3310MX 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 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 | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3310MX 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 | FS1 | rPGA988B / BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G | no data |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6480G | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 20 February 2011 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
A4-3310MX has an age advantage of 3 months.
i3-2308M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-3310MX and Core i3-2308M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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