i3-2310E vs Athlon II X4 651

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 651
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
2.26
+94.8%
Core i3-2310E
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.16

Athlon II X4 651 outperforms Core i3-2310E by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18172366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.143.14
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 651 2.26
+94.8%
i3-2310E 1.16

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 651 3584
+94.3%
i3-2310E 1845

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 1.16
Recency 14 November 2011 1 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X4 651 has a 94.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-2310E, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 651 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2310E in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 651 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2310E is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 651 and Core i3-2310E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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