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Intel Core i5 650

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much more l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz vs 3.23 GHz Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C vs 69.1 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.08 GHz vs 3.23 GHz More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Supports more RAM 32,768 MB vs 16,773.12 MB Supports more than 95% more RAM
Newer Jan, 2011 vs Jan, 2010 Release date a year later
Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost 93.47 $/year vs 96.89 $/year Around 5% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 650 vs i3 2100

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 650
1,826
Core i3 2100
2,115

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,709
Core i3 2100
4,786

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
2,168
Core i3 2100
2,258

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
1,550,000 MB/s
Core i3 2100
153,100 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,675
Core i3 2100
4,738

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 650
4,902
Core i3 2100
5,042

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 650
3,116
Core i3 2100
3,664

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 650
1,319
Core i3 2100
1,583

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 4.67 pt/W 1.41 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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