Turion X2 RM-70 vs i3-2310E

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2360not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i32x AMD Turion
Power efficiency3.15no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70 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
SocketIntel BGA1023S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70 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 Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2011 3 June 2008
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

i3-2310E has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-70, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-2310E and Turion X2 RM-70. We've got no test results to judge.


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