i3-6120T vs i5-2310

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1798not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.29no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)9 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 530
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.55 2.59
Recency 22 May 2011 9 May 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2310 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-6120T, on the other hand, has 370.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2310 and Core i3-6120T. We've got no test results to judge.


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