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Intel Core i5 2400
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2400
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
7.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2400
 | More cores 4 | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
7.2 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Apr, 2011)It probably doesn't need saying, but even at its overclocked speed the gaming performance of the graphics core is practically nonexistent for high-end 3D games.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2400 vs 2100 among desktop CPUs
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 | |
| Fire Strike | |
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? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i3 2100 vs the Core i5 2400. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2400 vs i3 2100
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
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2400 | vs | i3 2100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 27.75 $/year | 37.88 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 100.92 $/year | 93.47 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.14 pt/W | 1.41 pt/W | |
| Peak power consumption | 115.2W | 106.7W | |
| Typical power consumption | 93.6W | 98.28W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 2400 | vs | i3 2100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 31 | 31 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 63 | 101 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.54 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.51 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,244.5 | 1,518.9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.54 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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