Intel Core i5 2520M vs i3 2310M

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Intel Core i5 2520M

Intel Core i3 2310M

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 2520M

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 2310M

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i3 2310M vs the Core i5 2520M.

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 2520M

2,192

Core i3 2310M

1,899

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2520M

4,982

Core i3 2310M

3,306

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2520M

2,424

Core i3 2310M

1,563

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2520M

2,080,000 MB/s

Core i3 2310M

103,600 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2520M

4,764

Core i3 2310M

3,171

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2520M

5,321

Core i3 2310M

3,476

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 2520M

3,567

Core i3 2310M

2,424

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 2520M

1,493

Core i3 2310M

1,007

summary	Core i5 2520M	i3 2310M
Clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
rPGA 988B
BGA 1023
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	35W	35W
Annual home energy cost	8.43 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	20.44 pt/W	3.44 pt/W
Typical power consumption	28.44W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i5 2520M	i3 2310M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 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	32 nm	32 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	25	21
Operating temperature	Unknown - 100°C	Unknown - 100°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.05 GHz	2.11 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	1,230.7	1,537.1
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.05 GHz	2.11 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported	2	2
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,300 MHz	1,100 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	21,333.32 MB/s	21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size	16,384 MB	16,384 MB

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