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Intel Core i3-2312M vs AMD Athlon II N330 vs AMD Athlon II P360

Intel Core i3-2312M

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The Intel Core i3-2310M is a dual core processor for laptops. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and offers Hyperthreading to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). Compared to the faster Core i5, the i3 does not offer the Turbo Boost technique for the CPU part and is therefore clocked at 2.1 GHz (max). In difference to the similar Core i3-2310M, the 2312M can be upgraded to the Core i3-2393M which has a 400 MHz higher core frequency and a 1 MB larger last level cache than the Core i3-2312M.

Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements are the new 256Bit AVX instructions, the improved Turbo 2.0 and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core. 

Der i3-2310M offers an integrated graphics card ( Intel HD Graphics 3000) which is clearly faster then the older Intel HD Graphics in the Arrandale CPUs. As the new GPU is included in the CPU, it is also manufactured in 32nm and shares the fast level 3 cache with the CPU cores (using a new ring bus). In the 2310M it is clocked from  650-1100MHz (with Turbo Boost). The faster Sandy Bridge CPUs are clocked up to 1300 MHz (like the i5-2520M). 

Furthermore, an improved dual-channel DDR3 memory controller is included on the CPU die that is used by the CPU and GPU part.

Due to the improved architecture, the average performance of the Core i3-2310M is higher than a similar clocked Arrandale Core i3 without Turbo Boost. In synthetic benchmarks, the performance was about on par with the faster clocked Core i5-430M (2.3-2.5 GHz) and therefore adequate for most applications. The performance of the 2312M is similar to the Core i3-2310M (see for benchmarks). After the upgrade to the 2393M the performance should be slightly better than the Core i3-2370M.

The 35W TDP rating includes the integrated GPU and memory controller.

AMD Athlon II N330

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The AMD Athlon II N330 is an entry to mid range dual core processor for laptops. Compared to the faster Phenom II and Turion II processors of 2010, the Athlon II N330 features only a 64 Bit FPU (Floating Point Unit), and not 128 Bit as the Athlon II Desktop.

The Athlon II N330 offers an integrated DDR3-1066 (or 800 according to Wikipedia) dual-channel memory controller and a 1.6 GHz HyperTransport 3.0 link (HT3200) to the chipset.

The performance of the Athlon N330 should be on par with a 2.1-2.3 GHz clocked Pentium / Core 2 Duo processor of 2009. First Passmark CPU scores are similar to a Intel Core 2 Duo T4300 with 2.1 GHz.

AMD Athlon II P360

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The AMD Athlon II P360 is an entry level dual core processor for laptops. Compared to the faster Phenom II and Turion II processors of 2010, the Athlon II P360 features only a 64 Bit FPU (Floating Point Unit), and not 128 Bit as the Athlon II Desktop.

The Athlon II P360 offers an integrated DDR3-1066 (or 800 according to Wikipedia) dual-channel memory controller and a 1.6 GHz HyperTransport 3.0 link (HT3200) to the chipset.

The performance of the Athlon P360 is somewhere between a 1.9 - 2.3 GHz Pentium processor with 1 MB Level 2 Cache.

The Athlon II P360 is similar to the Athlon II N330 except for the lower TDP rating. Therefore, it is also suited for smaller laptops (e.g. 13").

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ModelIntel Core i3-2312MAMD Athlon II N330AMD Athlon II P360
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Athlon IIAMD Athlon II
CodenameSandy BridgeChamplainChamplain
Series: Athlon II Champlain
Intel Core i3-2370M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2350M2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2348M2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2330M2.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2328M2.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2312M « 2.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2310M2.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2308M2.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2377M1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2375M1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2367M1.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2365M1.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2357M1.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
AMD Athlon II N3702.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II N3502.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II N330 « 2.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P3602.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P3402.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P3202.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II N3702.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II N3502.4 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II N3302.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P360 « 2.3 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P3402.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD Athlon II P3202.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock2100 MHz2300 MHz2300 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache512 KB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 22 / 2
TDP35 Watt35 Watt25 Watt
Transistors624 Million234 Million
Technology32 nm45 nm45 nm
Die Size149 mm2117.5 mm2
max. Temp.85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C
SocketrPGA988B / BGA1023S1S1g4
FeaturesHD Graphics 3000 (650-1100MHz), DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationDDR3-1066 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 3000 (350 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$225 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comproducts.amd.com
FSB32003200

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 P360 +
1.2 Points (2%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 N330 +
1999 Points (12%)
97%
1 P360 +
1946 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 N330 +
3837 Points (3%)
97%
1 P360 +
3728 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 P360 +
4206 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 P360 +
2227 Points (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 P360 +
1064 s (13%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 P360 +
33.3 s (7%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 N330 +
34.3 s (18%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N330 +
1943 Points (4%)
92%
1 P360 +
1797 Points (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 N330 +
33.7 s (7%)
100%
1 P360 +
35 s (8%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 P360 +
80 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 P360 +
1868 s (8%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 N330 +
22584 MIPS (11%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 N330 +
4029 Points (8%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 P360 +
5.5 Points (71%)

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