Intel Core i5 3210M vs 2520M

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3210M 4.3 Core i5 2520M 4.1 Core i5 3230M 4.4
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3210M 2.3 Core i5 2520M 2.2 Core i5 3230M 2.5
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 3210M 1.5 Core i5 2520M n.d. Core i5 3230M 1.5
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 3210M 2.3 Core i5 2520M n.d. Core i5 3230M 3.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 3210M 0.0 Core i5 2520M 0.3 Core i5 3230M 0.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3210M 4.5 Core i5 2520M 8.8 Core i5 3230M n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

1.1	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i5 3210M 0.0 Core i5 2520M 1.1 Core i5 3230M 0.0

Winner
Intel Core i5 3210M

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

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

summary	Core i5 3210M	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	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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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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Intel Core i5 3210M vs 2520M