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Intel Core i3-2308M vs Intel Core i3-2370M vs Intel Core i3-2350M

Intel Core i3-2308M

► remove from comparison Intel 2308M

The Intel Core i3-2308M 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).

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. The CPU is similar to the Core i3-2310M, but does not support Intel's Small Business Advantage tools, such as USB blocker, PC health check, data backup and wireless display (according to CPU World).

Der i3-2308M 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 2308M 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 i3-2308M 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 35W TDP rating includes the integrated GPU and memory controller.

Intel Core i3-2370M

► remove from comparison Intel 2370M

The Intel Core i3-2370M is a dual core processor for laptops. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and offers Hyper-threading 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 2.4 GHz (max).

Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements are the new 256 Bit AVX instructions, the improved Turbo Boost 2.0 (not enabled for the processor part of the 2370M) and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core. 

Der i3-2370M 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 2370M it is clocked from 650-1150MHz (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. It supports up to 16GB DDR3-1333.

Due to the improved architecture, the average performance of the Core i7-2370M is higher than a similar clocked Arrandale Core i3 without Turbo Boost. In synthetic benchmarks, the performance is a bit above the Core i3-390M (2.66 GHz) and therefore adequate for most applications.

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

Intel Core i3-2350M

► remove from comparison Intel 2350M

The Intel Core i3-2350M is a dual core processor for laptops. It is based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and offers Hyper-threading 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 2.3 GHz (max). Compared to the Core i3-2310M, the 2330M offers 200 MHz more core clock rate.

Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements are the new 256 Bit AVX instructions, the improved Turbo Boost 2.0 (not enabled for the processor part of the 2350M) and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core. 

Der i3-2350M 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 2350M it is clocked from 650-1150MHz (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. It supports up to 16GB DDR3-1333.

Due to the improved architecture, the average performance of the Core i3-2350M is higher than a similar clocked Arrandale Core i3 without Turbo Boost. In synthetic benchmarks, the performance is about on par with the faster clocked Core i3-390M (2.5 GHz) and therefore adequate for most applications.

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

ModelIntel Core i3-2308MIntel Core i3-2370MIntel Core i3-2350M
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i3Intel Core i3
CodenameSandy BridgeSandy BridgeSandy Bridge
Series: Core i3 Sandy Bridge
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 i3-2312M2.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2310M2.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2308M « 2.1 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
Intel Core i3-2370M « 2.4 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 i3-2312M2.1 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
Intel Core i3-2370M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-2350M « 2.3 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 i3-2312M2.1 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
Clock2100 MHz2400 MHz2300 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP35 Watt35 Watt35 Watt
Transistors624 Million624 Million624 Million
Technology32 nm32 nm32 nm
Die Size149 mm2149 mm2149 mm2
max. Temp.85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C85 (PGA), 100 (BGA) °C85 (PGA), 100 (BGA) °C
SocketrPGA988B / BGA1023rPGA988B, BGA1023rPGA988B, BGA1023
FeaturesHD Graphics 3000 (650-1100MHz), DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationHD Graphics 3000, DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationHD Graphics 3000, DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, Virtualization
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1100 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1150 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 3000 (650 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
$225 U.S.$225 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 2350M +
196 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 2350M +
79 Points (24%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 2370M +
min: 2.04     avg: 2.2     median: 2.3 (3%)     max: 2.31 Points
96%
1 2350M +
min: 2.17     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (3%)     max: 2.22 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 2370M +
min: 0.88     avg: 0.9     median: 1 (24%)     max: 0.96 Points
96%
1 2350M +
0.9 Points (23%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 2370M +
min: 3087     avg: 3132     median: 3135 (19%)     max: 3165 Points
97%
1 2350M +
min: 2634     avg: 2976     median: 3026.5 (18%)     max: 3037 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 2370M +
min: 7006     avg: 7059     median: 7064 (5%)     max: 7104 Points
96%
1 2350M +
min: 6380     avg: 6729     median: 6789.5 (5%)     max: 6827 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 2370M +
min: 8337     avg: 8507     median: 8505 (6%)     max: 8681 Points
97%
1 2350M +
min: 7620     avg: 8167     median: 8239 (6%)     max: 8303 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 2370M +
min: 3787     avg: 3886     median: 3903 (5%)     max: 3951 Points
96%
1 2350M +
min: 1518     avg: 3444     median: 3756 (5%)     max: 3799 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 2370M +
min: 661     avg: 700     median: 715 (8%)     max: 740 s
100%
1 2350M +
min: 703     avg: 821     median: 746 (9%)     max: 1158 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 2370M +
min: 20.7     avg: 22     median: 22.5 (5%)     max: 23.38 s
100%
1 2350M +
min: 21.9     avg: 24.5     median: 24 (5%)     max: 28.91 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 2370M +
min: 2070     avg: 2515     median: 2514.5 (4%)     max: 2959 Points
85%
1 2350M +
2134 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 2350M +
12.1 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 2350M +
65.3 fps (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 2370M +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
92%
1 2350M +
min: 0.101     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.102 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 2370M +
min: 0.192     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.196 GB/s
88%
1 2350M +
min: 0.164     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (3%)     max: 0.178 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 2370M +
min: 0.22     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (1%)     max: 0.222 GB/s
88%
1 2350M +
min: 0.191     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (1%)     max: 0.199 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 2370M +
min: 2844     avg: 2878     median: 2869.5 (6%)     max: 2962 Points
96%
1 2350M +
min: 2057     avg: 2641     median: 2755 (6%)     max: 2791 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 2370M +
min: 16     avg: 16.4     median: 16.4 (4%)     max: 16.52 s
100%
1 2350M +
min: 17     avg: 17.1     median: 17 (4%)     max: 17.14 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 2370M +
min: 37.3     avg: 37.6     median: 37.6 (2%)     max: 38 s
100%
1 2350M +
min: 38     avg: 38.5     median: 38 (2%)     max: 39.2 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 2370M +
min: 859     avg: 865     median: 862 (4%)     max: 871 s
100%
1 2350M +
min: 896     avg: 900     median: 897 (4%)     max: 912 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 2370M +
35330 MIPS (17%)
109%
1 2350M +
min: 38190     avg: 38595     median: 38595 (18%)     max: 39000 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 2370M +
25650 MFLOPS (20%)
109%
1 2350M +
28000 MFLOPS (21%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 2370M +
6.8 Points (87%)
99%
1 2350M +
min: 6.6     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (86%)     max: 6.7 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 2370M +
min: 7353     avg: 7659     median: 7782 (7%)     max: 7854 Points
93%
1 2350M +
min: 7120     avg: 7312     median: 7250.5 (6%)     max: 7618 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 2370M +
min: 2796     avg: 2898     median: 2898 (8%)     max: 3000 Points
97%
1 2350M +
min: 2635     avg: 2816     median: 2809 (8%)     max: 2986 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 2370M +
26098 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 2370M +
2218 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 2370M +
3155 Points (6%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 2350M +
2131 Points (21%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 2350M +
4116 Points (5%)

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