Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i3-2100

Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i3-2100
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i3-2100

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    141%
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    114%
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    168%
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

14% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 68% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 41% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

None

Intel Core i5-2400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-2400

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2400

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
Release DateJan 2011vsFeb 2011

Cores

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
Die Size216mm²vs131mm²
Process32 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-2100
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    3100 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    7440 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8204
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    4739

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2812
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2380

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    8872
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    5078

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2400
    2633
  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2215

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    112.11
  • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
    105.24

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    441.52
  • Intel Core i3-2100 (simulated)
    279.91

points - higher is better