Intel Core i3-3110M vs Samsung Exynos 3250

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Intel Core i3-3110M CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 3250
Intel Core i3-3110M Samsung Exynos 3250

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3110M or Samsung Exynos 3250 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-3110M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3110M was released in Q2/2012.

The Samsung Exynos 3250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 3250 was released in 2014.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Samsung Exynos 3200 (1)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-4110M Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3110M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3110M is 2.40 GHz while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 3250 is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i3-3110M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-3110M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3110M or Samsung Exynos 3250 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation Utgard
22 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 2
128 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU ARM Mali-400 MP2
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3110M can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Samsung Exynos 3250 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core i3-3110M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR2-400
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-3110M is 35 W, while the Samsung Exynos 3250 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-3110M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3110M is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 3250 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-3110M Characteristic Samsung Exynos 3250
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date 2014
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz
256 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
ARM Mali-400 MP2 @ 0.45 GHz
8 (3%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
462 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1055 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
424 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
846 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1629 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
199 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
586 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3110M Intel Core i3-3110M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
208 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 3250 Samsung Exynos 3250
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-3110M Samsung Exynos 3250
Unknown Samsung Google Nexus S
Samsung Galaxy S 4G

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