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Intel Core i5 3210M

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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3210M vs 2520M

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3210M
2,240
Core i5 2520M
2,192

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
5,193
Core i5 2520M
4,982

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
2,547
Core i5 2520M
2,424

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
2,090,000 MB/s
Core i5 2520M
2,080,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
4,949
Core i5 2520M
4,764

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3210M
5,310
Core i5 2520M
5,321

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3210M
3,823
Core i5 2520M
3,567

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3210M
1,524
Core i5 2520M
1,493

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3210M  vs
2520M 
Clock speed 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.2 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 Yes
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 12.39 pt/W 20.44 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
2520M 
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 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 25 25
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.9 GHz 3.05 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,623.4 1,230.7
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.9 GHz 3.05 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label HD 4000 HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported 3 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,300 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
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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Comments

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MoE (12:34 AM, September 20, 2016)
Eileen, this is self explanatory for anyone who can compare any two values (eg. 2 pound of potatoes vs 2.3 pounds of it). What concerns your marriage, your future rich husband will give you the pennies, just because he will invest all the money in an ever increasingly smarter and more profitable assets. I'm sorry, Mrs. Scrooge ;}
Eileen (08:30 PM, September 22, 2014)
I would Love to find a guy who can explaiene this to me. If he makes alot of money, mabye he can marry me too. YAY!
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