Z-60 vs i3-2310E
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-2310E outperforms Z-60 by a whopping 619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-2310E and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2395 | 3301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | 3.05 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Hondo (2012) |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 9 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-2310E and Z-60 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1 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 |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-2310E and Z-60 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2310E and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2310E and Z-60 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 Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| 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.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 0.16 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.66 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 9 October 2012 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
i3-2310E has a 618.8% higher aggregate performance score, 175% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
Z-60, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% lower power consumption.
The Core i3-2310E is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-60 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2310E and Z-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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