Intel Core i5 650 vs i3 2100 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Core i5 650
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
5.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 650
 | Supports trusted computing Yes |
VS
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the i3 2100
| | Supports more RAM 32,768 MB |
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 650 vs 2100 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
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 | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| Supports more RAM | 32,768 MB | vs | 16,773.12 MB | Supports more than 95% more RAM | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 650 vs i3 2100
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 650 | vs | i3 2100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1156 | |||
| 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 | 73W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 37.54 $/year | 37.88 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 96.89 $/year | 93.47 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.68 pt/W | 1.4 pt/W | |
| Idle power consumption | 69.1W | 73W | |
| Peak power consumption | 110.6W | 106.7W | |
| Typical power consumption | 100.22W | 98.28W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 650 | vs | i3 2100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 24 | 31 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 21 | 101 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.31 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.08 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.31 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 733 MHz | 850 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 | 16,773.12 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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