Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Core i5-2500S Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 3.1GHz	4 Cores 4 Threads 2.7GHz
TDP 65W	TDP 65W
Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3
iGPU HD 2000 1100MHz	iGPU HD 2000 1100MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 105.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 105.6 GFLOPSFP32
Socket LGA 1155	Socket LGA 1155

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 TDP

Core i3-2100528

x1

Core i5-2500S575

x1.09

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Core Config

2 Cores	4 Cores
4 Threads	4 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 3.1GHz	Base Clock 2.7GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.7GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 256KB	L2 256KB
L3 3MB	L3 6MB

Memory

Type DDR3	Type DDR3
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1333MT/s	Speed 1333MT/s
Bandwidth 21.3GB/s	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 21.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 21.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 65W	TDP 65W
T-Case 69.1°C Max	T-Case 69.1°C Max
Included Cooler 1	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type DMI	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed 5GT/s	Bus Speed 5GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 2000 1100MHz	iGPU HD 2000 1100MHz
Shaders 48	Shaders 48
Boost Clock 1.1GHz	Boost Clock 1.1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 105.6 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 105.6 GFLOPSFP32

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Sandy Bridge	Architecture Sandy Bridge
Family Core 2nd Gen	Family Core 2nd Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Gladden Sandy Bridge-M-2Die Sandy Bridge-2C-GT1Variant	Codename Gladden Sandy Bridge-HE-4Die Sandy Bridge-4C-GT2Variant
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Feb 1, 2011	Release Date Jan 1, 2011

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node 32nm	Fabrication Node 32nm
Die Size 131mm²	Die Size 216mm²
Transistor Count 504 Million	Transistor Count 1.2 Billion
Transistor Density 4 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 5 MTr/mm²

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Used In

All-in-Ones iMac 21.5(Late 2011)

All-in-Ones iMac 21.5(Mid 2011)iMac 27(Mid 2011)

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