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    Intel Core i3-3110M vs Intel Core i5-2300

    Intel Core i3-3110M
    Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
    2400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i3-3110M
    Intel Core i5-2300
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i5-2300

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      157%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      127%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      188%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3110M

    60 watts lower power draw.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2300

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 88% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 57% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i5-2300

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2300

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i5-2300

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2300

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketMobilevsDesktop
    Memory SupportunknownvsDDR3
    CodenameIvy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateJun 2012vsJan 2011

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    Cores2vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-PGA12FvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size118mm²vs216mm²
    Process22 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Core i5-2300
    Cpu Frequency2400 MHzvs2800 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevs3100 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP35 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      2472 points
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      3100 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      5932 points
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      11200 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      3849
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      7464

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      1999
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      2470

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      4198
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      7526

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      1812
    • Intel Core i5-2300
      2438

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      81.5
    • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
      102.22

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-3110M
      209
    • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
      398.79

    points - higher is better

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