Intel Pentium 2117U vs Core i3 2310M

older Released September, 2012

Intel Pentium 2117U

1.8 GHz
Dual core

7 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 2117U

	Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm		More number of displays supported 3
	Significantly lower typical power consumption 13.81W		Supports more RAM 32,768 MB

older Released February, 2011

Intel Core i3 2310M

2.1 GHz
Dual core

5.9 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core i3 2310M

	Higher clock speed 2.1 GHz		More l3 cache 3 MB
	Much higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz		More threads 4

The Intel Pentium 2117U versus the Core i3 2310M is an interesting match up between two processors from different generations, which are suited for different purposes.

First is the 2117U, which is part of the newer Ivy Bridge architecture. It has a dual core 1.8GHz with 2 threads, and which is not hyperthreaded. These specs may seem underwhelming on paper, but this is because “U” stands for Ultraportable, designed for laptops whose focus is on being thin and light. An advantage of this is that it has a lower TDP of 17W versus 35W in the 2310M.

On the other hand, the 2310M belongs to the older Sandy Bridge chipset. Also dual core, it has a higher clock speed of 2.1GHz with 4 threads, and is hyperthreaded. This results to a more efficient use of processor cores, and although this chip is older than the 2117U by 19 months, it still manages to get 700 more points in the PassMark benchmark as well as other tests.

Thus for the discerning buyer, pick what best suits your needs: for portability and value, go for the Intel Pentium 2117U; but for speed and performance, pick the Intel Core i3 2310M.

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Pentium 2117U 5.5 Core i3 2310M 6.0 Core i3 3217U 5.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Pentium 2117U 6.0 Core i3 2310M 6.1 Core i3 3217U 5.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Pentium 2117U n.d. Core i3 2310M n.d. Core i3 3217U 5.8
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Pentium 2117U 6.1 Core i3 2310M 5.2 Core i3 3217U 7.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Pentium 2117U 8.9 Core i3 2310M 5.8 Core i3 3217U 9.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Pentium 2117U 6.6 Core i3 2310M 6.7 Core i3 3217U 6.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

7	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Pentium 2117U 7.0 Core i3 2310M 5.9 Core i3 3217U 7.1

Winner
Intel Core i3 2310M

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 2310M based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

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Intel Pentium 2117U

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Significantly newer manufacturing process

22 nm

32 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

More number of displays supported

1 more number of displays supported

Significantly lower typical power consumption

13.81W

28.44W

2.1x lower typical power consumption

Supports more RAM

32,768 MB

16,384 MB

Supports 2x more RAM

Much higher Maximum operating temperature

105 °C

100 °C

5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

4.03 mPixels/s

1.4 mPixels/s

Around 3x better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score

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Sep, 2012

Feb, 2011

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Significantly lower annual home energy cost

4.1 $/year

8.43 $/year

2.1x lower annual home energy cost

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Intel Core i3 2310M

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Higher clock speed

2.1 GHz

1.8 GHz

More than 15% higher clock speed

More l3 cache

3 MB

2 MB

50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later

Much higher GPU clock speed

650 MHz

350 MHz

More than 85% higher GPU clock speed

More threads

Twice as many threads

Better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score

3,171

2,297

Around 40% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score

Better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score

3,476

2,755

More than 25% better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score

Better turbo clock speed

1,100 MHz

1,000 MHz

10% better turbo clock speed

Significantly more l3 cache per core

1.5 MB/core

1 MB/core

50% more l3 cache per core

Better performance per dollar

1.79 pt/$

0.81 pt/$

Around 2.2x better performance per dollar

Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

3,306

2,488

Around 35% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

Better overclocked clock speed (Air)

2.11 GHz

1.85 GHz

Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Better overclocked clock speed (Water)

2.1 GHz

1.8 GHz

More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Pentium 2117U

4.03 mPixels/s

Core i3 2310M

1.4 mPixels/s

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium 2117U

2,488

Core i3 2310M

3,306

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium 2117U

1,451

Core i3 2310M

1,563

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium 2117U

93,650 MB/s

Core i3 2310M

103,600 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium 2117U

2,297

Core i3 2310M

3,171

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium 2117U

2,755

Core i3 2310M

3,476

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Pentium 2117U

1,652

Core i3 2310M

2,426

PassMark (Single Core)

Pentium 2117U

978

Core i3 2310M

1,007

summary	Pentium 2117U	Core i3 2310M
Clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1023
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	No	No
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	17W	35W
Annual home energy cost	4.1 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	6.37 pt/W	4.08 pt/W
Typical power consumption	13.81W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Pentium 2117U	Core i3 2310M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	2	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache per core	1 MB/core	1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	32 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	18	21
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 100°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	1.85 GHz	2.11 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	1.85 GHz	2.11 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported	3	2
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,000 MHz	1,100 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	12,800 MB/s	21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB	16,384 MB

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Reasons to buy the Core i3 2310M

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2117U vs 2310M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets

Winner Intel Core i3 2310M

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Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2117U

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 2117U vs Core i3 2310M

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

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

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