Intel Core i3 2100 vs AMD E2 3000M |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2100
 | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 4,738 |
| | Much higher GPU clock speed 850 MHz | | Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,583 |
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Released June, 2011
AMD E2 3000M
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD E2 3000M
| | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | More l2 cache 1 MB |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 4,738 | vs | 1,564 | More than 3x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much higher GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | vs | 400 MHz | Around 2.2x higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,583 | vs | 601 | Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 4,786 | vs | 1,733 | More than 2.8x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.21 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 80% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 98.28W | 3.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | Around 45% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | 4.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | 3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly better performance per watt | 2.05 pt/W | vs | 1.41 pt/W | More than 45% better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date 5 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2100 vs E2 3000M
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2100 | vs | E2 3000M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 37.88 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 93.47 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.41 pt/W | 2.05 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 98.28W | 28.44W | |
details | Core i3 2100 | vs | E2 3000M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 31 | 12 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.23 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Radeon™ HD 6380G | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 400 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
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