UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-3210M vs i5-6400

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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 39% Great: 71%

SPEED RANK: 566^th / 1442

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 45%

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Best Bench: 57% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 31% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

Poor: 31% Great: 57%

SPEED RANK: 858^th / 1442

Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 34%

Sail boat


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		60.8 %	Faster effective speed. +27%		47.8 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75.2 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +7%	70.4 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	84.6 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +38%	61.4 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	166 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +57%	106 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	267 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +80%	148 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	286 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +85%	155 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.8 Pts	+3%	84.6 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	96.1 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +26%	76 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	189 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +47%	129 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	335 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +81%	185 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	344 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +84%	187 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.37 %	Hugely higher market share. +640%	0.05 %
Value Value For Money	85.9 %	Better value. +13%	75.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %	+2%	54 %
Price Price (score)	$79		$52	Much cheaper. +34%


Age Newest	103 Months	More recent. +28%	144 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		35 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +46%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	2 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.7 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%	2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.3 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +6%	3.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	346 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +86%	186 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	288 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +85%	156 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1023
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 530	HD 4000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'15	Q2'12
Cache Cache	6 MB SmartCache	3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$182.00 - $187.00	$225.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI	eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	950 MHz	1.1 GHz
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Graphics and IMC Lithography Graphics and IMC Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	1
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The Intel Core i5-3210M is a third generation (Ivy bridge) mobile CPU. Sporting two cores and four threads the 3210M has a maximum turbo clock speed of 3.1 GHz which produces an effective speed of 64.4 or 52% below the modern day group average . For heavily threaded tasks the 3210M is handicapped significantly by its dual core architecture and lags modern CPUs by around 165%. The i5-3210M comes equipped with onboard HD 4000 graphics, which is more than enough for typical desktop use but will struggle with anything but the simplest of 3D games. With a TDP of just 35 Watts the i5-3210M allows for reasonable, but not brilliant, battery life. ^{[Oct '14 CPUPro]}

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