AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350 vs Intel Core i3-3110M (PGA)

Mini Review

AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350 advantages

The CPU includes 3DNow! instructions. These instructions can improve performance of some old games. The 3DNow! set is obsolete now, and not utilized by modern applications.

Intel Core i3-3110M (PGA) advantages

The microprocessor features Hyper-Threading technology. This feature doubles the number of threads that the processor can process simultaneously.
The i3-3110M offers higher operating frequency than the BE-2350 CPU.
The i3-3110M CPU has SSSE3, SSE4.1 and SSE4.2 instructions.
The Intel Core i3-3110M incorporates AVX instructions, introduced in the recent past. These extensions are not widely supported by programs yet, but their support should improve in future apps.
In addition to 2 CPU cores, the microprocessor embeds HD 4000 GPU. This graphics is not a replacement for high-end graphics cards, however it can be used for 3D applications and casual gaming.
Power consumption of the Core i3-3110M is better.

BE-2350 vs i3-3110M specifications comparison

The graphs below compare the most important characteristics of the i3-3110M and AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350 microprocessors. These features, as well as an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a processor performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph displays the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of extra threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. While the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads

5
4
3
2
1
0

2

4

Higher is better

Operating frequency

3
2.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0

2.1GHz

2.4GHz

Higher is better

On-chip L2 + L3 cache

4000
3200
2400
1600
800
0

1024KB

3584KB

Higher is better

Thermal Design Power

50
40
30
20
10
0

45W

35W

Lower is better

- AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350 - Intel Core i3-3110M (PGA)

Detailed side by side comparison of BE-2350 vs Intel i3-3110M specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.

Pros and Cons summary


Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350	Core i3-3110M (PGA)
General recommendations: None	General recommendations: Can handle more threads at once, Higher base frequency, Supports SSE4.1 / SSE4.2 / AVX instructions, Comes with HD 4000 GPU, Somewhat lower power
Drawbacks: Does not support as many threads, Operates at lower base frequency, Lacks some instructions, No on-chip GPU, Less energy efficient	Drawbacks: None

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Similar CPUs use the same socket and architecture as AMD BE-2350 and Core i3-3110M (PGA), but their performance and other characteristics are slightly different.

Specifications

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350	Intel Core i3-3110M (PGA)
	Basic details
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile
Manufacturer	AMD	Intel
Family	AMD Athlon 64 X2	Intel Core i3 Mobile
Model number	BE-2350	i3-3110M
CPU part number	ADH2350IAA5DO	AW8063801032700 AW8063801211101
Box part number	ADH2350DOBOX
Introduction date		June 24, 2012

	CPU features
Core name	Brisbane	Ivy Bridge
Microarchitecture	K8	Ivy Bridge
Technology (micron)	0.065	0.022
Data width (bits)	64
Socket	Socket AM2	Socket G2
Frequency (MHz)	2100	2400
Clock Multiplier	10.5	24
L1 cache	128 KB (code) / 128 KB (data)	64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)	1024	512
L3 cache (KB)		3072
Max temperature (°C)		90
TDP (Watt)	45	35
Cores	2
Threads	2	4
Multiprocessing	1

	Instruction set extensions
3DNow!	+	-
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology	+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions	-	+
MMX	+
SSE	+
SSE2	+
SSE3	+
SSE4.1	-	+
SSE4.2	-	+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3	-	+

	Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading	-	+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep	+
Virtualization	+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit	+

	Integrated Graphics
GPU Type	None	HD 4000

Notes:

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Last modified: 3 May 2013