A4-5145M vs i3-2310E

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2364	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	3.13	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	149 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA1023	FP2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310E and A4-5145M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics 3000

AMD Radeon HD 8310G

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2011	1 June 2013
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

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