Celeron B820 vs i3-2310E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-2310E
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.21
+133%

Core i3-2310E outperforms Celeron B820 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23572867
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency3.151.35
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$86

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2117
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size149 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors624 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA1023FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i3-2310E 1.21
+133%
Celeron B820 0.52

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.

i3-2310E 1845
+130%
Celeron B820 802

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.21 0.52
Recency 1 February 2011 1 July 2012
Threads 4 2

i3-2310E has a 132.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron B820, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i3-2310E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B820 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2310E and Celeron B820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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