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Intel Core i3 3110M
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3110M based on its single-core performance and value.
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3110M
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3110M
 | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | More number of displays supported 3 |
| | Supports more RAM 32,768 MB | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C |
by Ian-Cutress (Sep, 2014)The first batch of 4.5W Core M processors aim at either the 11.6-inch, 8mm thick fanless tablet design as indicated in the graph above, or similarly a 10.1-inch 10mm thick tablet will also be suitable.
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Released January, 2012
Intel Core i3 2370M
- 2.4 GHz
- Dual core
6.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 2370M
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
by hassan-mujtaba (Sep, 2014)So some of the key aspects of the Broadwell microarchitecture would be to be suitable for fanless devices, deliver on core performance improvements and feature enhanced graphics, media, display capabilities.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3110M vs 2370M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Supports more RAM | 32,768 MB | vs | 16,384 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 105 °C | vs | 100 °C | 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 3,856 | vs | 3,503 | More than 10% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Slightly better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,851 | vs | 1,696 | Around 10% better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 0.66 pt/$ | vs | 0.14 pt/$ | More than 4.5x better performance per dollar | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2012 | Release date 5 months later | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 15% better turbo clock speed | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3110M vs 2370M
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3110M | vs | 2370M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.68 pt/W | 4.53 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i3 3110M | vs | 2370M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 24 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.43 GHz | 2.44 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,197.2 | 1,174.9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.43 GHz | 2.44 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB | |
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