Intel Core2 Duo E4200 vs Core i5 3210M |
First seen on January, 2013
Intel Core2 Duo E4200
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E4200
 | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3210M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3210M
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.5 GHz |
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.9 GHz | | More threads 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.9 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 80% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Core2 Duo E4200 vs Core i5 3210M
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E4200 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core2 Duo E4200 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 28.44W | |
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