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Intel Core i5 3210M

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Much better performance per watt 12.39 pt/W vs 3.88 pt/W Around 3.2x better performance per watt
Much better performance per dollar 1.93 pt/$ vs 1.16 pt/$ More than 65% better performance per dollar
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 105 °C vs 65 °C More than 60% higher Maximum operating temperature
Better geekbench 3 single core score 2,547 vs 2,073 Around 25% better geekbench 3 single core score
Better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 5% better turbo clock speed
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,193 vs 4,491 More than 15% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
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Higher clock speed 2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz More than 15% higher clock speed
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Jun, 2012 Release date 3 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3210M vs i3 3240T

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3210M
2,240
Core i3 3240T
2,101

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3210M
1,802
Core i3 3240T
870

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3210M
4,254
Core i3 3240T
2,495

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
5,193
Core i3 3240T
4,491

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
2,547
Core i3 3240T
2,073

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
2,090,000 MB/s
Core i3 3240T
151,400 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3210M
3,823
Core i3 3240T
3,668

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3210M
1,524
Core i3 3240T
1,524

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3210M  vs
i3 3240T 
Clock speed 2.5 GHz 2.9 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
rPGA 988B
LGA 1155
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
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
Annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year 30.66 $/year
Performance per watt 12.39 pt/W 3.88 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 i5 3210M  vs
i3 3240T 
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 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 25 29
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C Unknown - 65°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.9 GHz 3.04 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.5 GHz 2.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.9 GHz 3.04 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label HD 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,050 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB
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