Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 vs Intel Core i3-2312M
Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 is a CULV laptop processor for small and light laptops. Due to the small clock speed, the CPU is specified with a TDP of only 10 Watt. For non demanding tasks, the performance of both cores is sufficient. Many laptops with the SU7300 feature an overclocking option to run the CPU at higher clock rates (e.g. 1.7 GHz in the Asus UL series). Compared to the Atom series, the SU7300 is signifantly faster.
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.
| Model | Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 | Intel Core i3-2312M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Sandy Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core i3 Sandy Bridge |
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| Clock | 1300 MHz | 2100 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 10 Watt | 35 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 410 Million | 624 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 45 nm | 32 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 149 mm2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | BGA956 | rPGA988B / BGA1023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Enhanced Speedstep, VT-x, TXT | HD Graphics 3000 (650-1100MHz), DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, Virtualization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 3 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 3000 (350 - 1100 MHz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $225 U.S. |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
