Written by garfi3ld Wednesday, 06 July 2011 17:24
Intel started 2011 off with the official introduction to their highly anticipated Sandy Bridge processors. We had the chance to take a look at their mid-range i5-2500k and we loved it. The i5-2500k isn’t perfect for everyone, that’s why Intel has introduced a range of processors. Today we will be taking a look at their i3-2100 and i7-2600 to see how they stand in the grand scheme of things. While we do, we will retest the i5-2500k and put the three head to head to find out what the extra money gets you.
Product Name: Intel i3-2100
Review Sample Provided by: Intel
Review by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications
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Product Name |
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Price |
$124.99 |
$219.99 |
$299.99 |
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# of Cores |
2 |
4 |
4 |
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# of Threads |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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Clock Speed |
3.1 GHz |
3.3 GHz |
3.4 GHz |
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Max Turbo Frequency |
n/a |
3.7 GHz |
3.8 GHz |
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Cache |
3 MB |
6 MB |
8 MB |
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Bus/Core Ratio |
31 |
33 |
34 |
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System Bus |
5 GT/s |
5 GT/s |
5 GT/s |
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Instruction Set |
64-bit |
64-bit |
64-bit |
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Lithography |
32 nm |
32 nm |
32 nm |
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Max TDP |
65 W |
95 W |
95 W |
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Memory Specifications |
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Max Memory Size |
32 GB |
32 GB |
32 GB |
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Memory Types |
DDR3-1066/1333 |
DDR3-1066/1333 |
DDR3-1066/1333 |
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# of Memory Channels |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Max Memory Bandwidth |
21 GB/s |
21 GB/s |
21 GB/s |
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Graphics Specifications |
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Processor Graphics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Graphics Model |
Intel® HD Graphics 2000 |
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 |
Intel® HD Graphics 2000 |
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Intel® Quick Sync Video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology, |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Insider™ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Intel® Wireless Display |
No |
No |
No |
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Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Clear Video HD Technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dual Display Capable |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Expansion Options |
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PCI Express Revision |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
No |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Intel® vPro Technology |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Intel® Trusted Execution Technology |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
AES New Instructions |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Intel® 64 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Idle States |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Thermal Monitoring Technologies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Fast Memory Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Intel® Flex Memory Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Execute Disable Bit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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