Intel Core i3-2310M vs Intel Celeron 2957U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i3-2310M and Intel Celeron 2957U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i3-2310M or Intel Celeron 2957U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.10 GHz

Frequency

1.40 GHz

CPU Cores

No turbo

Turbo (1 Core)

No turbo

CPU Threads

No turbo

Turbo (2 Cores)

No turbo

Yes

Hyperthreading

Overclocking

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i3-2310M or Intel Celeron 2957U.

Intel HD Graphics 3000

GPU name

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)

0.65 GHz

GPU frequency

0.20 GHz

1.10 GHz

GPU (Turbo)

1.00 GHz

Generation

7.5

10.1

DirectX Version

11.1

Execution units

Shader

Max. Memory

Max. displays

32 nm

Technology

22 nm

Q1/2011

Release date

Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode

h264

Decode / Encode

JPEG

Decode

h265 8bit

h265 10bit

VP8

VP9

Decode

VC-1

Decode

Decode / Encode

AVC

Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333

Memory type

DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM

16 GB

Max. Memory

Memory channels

ECC

2.0

PCIe version

2.0

PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

AES-NI

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

35 W

TDP

15 W

100 °C

Tjunction max.

TDP up

TDP down

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

3.00 MB

L3-Cache

2.00 MB

32 nm

Technology

22 nm

Sandy Bridge

Architecture

Haswell

VT-x, VT-x EPT

Virtualization

VT-x