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    Intel Core i3-2310M vs Intel Pentium B980

    Intel Core i3-2310M
    Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
    2100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2310M
    Intel Pentium B980
    Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
    2400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Pentium B980

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      100%
    • Intel Pentium B980
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      100%
    • Intel Pentium B980
      110%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      109%
    • Intel Pentium B980
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2310M

    9% higher multi threaded performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Pentium B980

    10% higher single threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    Intel VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    Smart Cache
    Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
    XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
    Smart Cache.

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketMobilevsMobile
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateFeb 2011vsSep 2012

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    Cores2vs2
    Threads4vs2
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000vsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs2048 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)vsIntel Socket G2 (988B)
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackagerPGAvsrPGA
    Die Size149mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-2310MIntel Pentium B980
    Cpu Frequency2100 MHzvs2400 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP35 Wvs35 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      2100 points
    • Intel Pentium B980
      2400 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      5040 points
    • Intel Pentium B980
      4800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      3173
    • Intel Pentium B980
      2769

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      1629
    • Intel Pentium B980
      1854

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      3393
    • Intel Pentium B980
      3327

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      1532
    • Intel Pentium B980
      1612

    points - higher is better

    3DMark06 CPU

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      2517
    • Intel Pentium B980
      2462.5

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      2762
    • Intel Pentium B980
      3109

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      6190.5
    • Intel Pentium B980
      5878.5

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      0.84
    • Intel Pentium B980
      0.94

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      2.01
    • Intel Pentium B980
      1.83

    points - higher is better

    SuperPI 1M

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      18.58
    • Intel Pentium B980
      16.92

    seconds - lower is better

    wPrime 32

    • Intel Core i3-2310M
      25.8
    • Intel Pentium B980
      32.93

    seconds - lower is better

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