i5-11600 vs i3-2308M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data16.53
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date20 February 2011 (13 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketrPGA988B / BGA1023FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 4.49
Recency 20 February 2011 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i3-2308M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-11600, on the other hand, has 580.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-2308M and Core i5-11600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-2308M is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600 is a desktop one.


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