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| Intel Core i5 650 vs i3 2100 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Core i5 650
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 650
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the i3 2100
![]() | Supports more RAM 32,768 MB | ![]() | Newer Jan, 2011 |
![]() | Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost 93.47 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Intel Core i5 650 ![]() | Intel Core i3 2100 ![]() |
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