Intel Core i5-3610ME
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Intel Core i5-3610ME vs Intel Core i5-2300. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3610ME
Intel Core i5-3610ME
Released
Q1/2011
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Intel Core i5-2300
Intel Core i5-2300

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3610ME or Intel Core i5-2300? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-3610ME has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i5-2300 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% better overclocked clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3610ME CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1254 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    925 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1546 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
Intel Core i5-2300 Intel Core i5-2300
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000M left arrow Intel Core i 2000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2000
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.95 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2300 and Intel Core i5-3610ME. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3610ME and Intel Core i5-2300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3610ME and Intel Core i5-3610ME, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge H left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q1/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3610ME and Intel Core i5-2300.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
243
Intel Core i5-3610ME
106
Intel Core i5-2300

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