Intel Itanium 9310 vs Core i5 3210M |
Released February, 2010
Intel Itanium 9310
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Itanium 9310
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | | Much more l3 cache per core 5 MB/core |
| | More l3 cache 10 MB |
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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 |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much more l3 cache per core | 5 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | More than 3.2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| More l3 cache | 10 MB | vs | 3 MB | More than 3.2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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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 | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 105.63W | 3.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | 3.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | 3.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Feb, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Itanium 9310 vs Core i5 3210M
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Itanium 9310 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
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| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1248 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 130W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 28.44W | |
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| Architecture | QPI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Data rate | 19,200 MB/s | 2,560 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 4,800 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Itanium 9310 | vs | Core i5 3210M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | HD 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
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