i3-2310M vs Pentium D 820

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Pentium D 820 Pentium D 830 Pentium D 840 Pentium D 840 EE
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Core i3-2350M Core i5-2410M Core i5-2430M Core i5-2450M Core i7-2630QM Core i7-2670QM Pentium B960

Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 820
2005
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.31
Core i3-2310M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.77
+148%

Core i3-2310M outperforms Pentium D 820 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium D 820 Pentium D 820
i3-2310M i3-2310M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31012647
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium DIntel Core i3
Power efficiency0.312.08
Architecture codenameSmithfield (2005)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateMay 2005 (19 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache28 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size206 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Number of transistors169 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPLGA775FCBGA1023,PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d--
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M.

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.

Pentium D 820 0.31
i3-2310M 0.77
+148%

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.

Pentium D 820 499
i3-2310M 1222
+145%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium D 820 1412
i3-2310M 2517
+78.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.31 0.77
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

i3-2310M has a 148.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2310M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 820 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 820 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2310M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 820 and Core i3-2310M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

Intel Pentium D 820
Pentium D 820
Intel Core i3-2310M
Core i3-2310M
Like
Like

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Pentium D 820 Pentium D 820
vs
Celeron E1200 Celeron E1200
i3-2310M Core i3 2310M
vs
i5-2537M Core i5 2537M
Pentium D 820 Pentium D 820
vs
Sempron 145 Sempron 145
PowerPC G4 G4 1.3
vs
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core M2 Pro 10-Core
Mobile Pentium 4 520 Mobile Pentium 4 520
vs
i5-11400 Core i5 11400
Pentium 4 630 Pentium 4 630
vs
i5-12600K Core i5 12600K
i3-330UM Core i3 330UM
vs
Ryzen 5 3550H Ryzen 5 3550H
Core 2 Duo T5500 Core 2 Duo T5500
vs
Atom 330 Atom 330
Core 2 Duo T7100 Core 2 Duo T7100
vs
Pentium Dual T2330 Pentium Dual Core T2330
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Athlon 64 X2 4600+
vs
i7-620M Core i7 620M
Duo T2700 Core Duo T2700
vs
i7-13700KF Core i7 13700KF
Core 2 Duo P7370 Core 2 Duo P7370
vs
Xeon D-2843NT Xeon D 2843NT
Core 2 Duo T7500 Core 2 Duo T7500
vs
i5-2410M Core i5 2410M

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.

3.1 172 votes

Rate Pentium D 820 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 572 votes

Rate Core i3-2310M on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium D 820 or Core i3-2310M, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.